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Pathophysiology - Pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney Disease

#Pathophysiology #Nephrology #Chronic #Kidney #Disease #CKD
Pathophysiology ... Pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney ... Disease #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Chronic ... #Kidney #Disease
NSAID vs ACEI/ARB effects on the Kidneys

Remember that NSAIDs and ACEI/ARB therapy have opposing effects on
effects on the Kidneys ... effects on the kidneys ... contribute to kidney ... ACEIARB #Effects #Nephrology ... #Renal #Pathophysiology
Hormones acting on the kidney - Nephron map

#Hormones #Nephron #Sites #Action #Pathophysiology #Nephrology #Renal #Kidney
acting on the kidney ... Sites #Action #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Renal ... #Kidney
Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
CKD, AKD Acute Kidney ... Disease (CKD): • GFR ... • AKI, OR • GFR ... • Decrease in GFR ... #Definitions #nephrology
Hormones acting on the kidney

#Pathophysiology #Nephrology #Renal #Kidney #Hormones #Nephron #Sites #Action

** GrepMed Recommended Text: First
acting on the kidney ... #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Renal ... #Kidney #Hormones
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
causes of Acute Kidney ... ) • Primary GNs ... primarily related to kidney ... • Secondary GNs ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Nephron Pathophysiology Study Guide 

- Proximal Tubule
- Loop of Henle
- Distal Tubule
- Collecting Duct

The Kidney Zone

#Nephron
Nephron Pathophysiology ... Collecting Duct The Kidney ... Zone #Nephron #Nephrology ... #Pathophysiology
Drug-Induced Acute Kidney Injury - Sites of Action Along the Nephron

#DrugInduced #AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology #Pathophysiology #Pharmacology
Drug-Induced Acute Kidney ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Pathophysiology
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Interpreting Kidney ... nephroprotective ↓ in GFR ... #Biomarkers #Kidney ... diagnosis #laboratory #nephrology
Regulation of GFR
Physiologically, GFR is auto-regulated very precisely with changes in the mean arterial pressure (MAP)
Regulation of GFR ... Physiologically, GFR ... Neuro-hormonal feedback #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #GFR