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Nephron Physiology
 - Proximal Convoluted Tubule
 - Thick Ascending Limb
 - Distal Convoluted Tubule
 - Ion
Proximal Convoluted Tubule ... Distal Convoluted Tubule ... in Collecting Tubule ... in Collecting Tubule ... Nephrology #Renal #Tubules
Nephron Pathophysiology Study Guide 

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

The Kidney Zone

#Nephron
- Proximal Tubule ... Henle - Distal Tubule ... Pathophysiology #Overview #Tubules
Localization of Renal Tubular Defects
Fanconi Syndrome: Proximal tubule
Bartter Syndrome: Thick ascending loop of Henle
Gitelman Syndrome: Distal
Localization of Renal Tubular ... Syndrome: Proximal tubule ... Distal convoluted tubule ... Syndrome: Collecting tubule
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

Kussmaul sign is a paradoxical rise in jugular venous pressure (JVP) on
Kussmaul's Sign ... Exam Kussmaul sign ... paradoxical rise in jugular ... #Kussmauls #Sign ... PhysicalExam #Cardiology #JVP
Jugular Venous Pressure Measurement
Examiner places the patient in a reclined position and puts the base of
Jugular Venous Pressure ... Positive: JVP > ... , or sustained JVP ... likelihood of CVP ... #PhysicalExam #JVP
Mechanisms of nephron damage in cardiorenal syndrome
 • Increased renal interstitial pressure
 • Hypoperfusion
 • Reduced
blood flow • Tubular ... damage • Tubular ... • Increased AVP ... • Increased CVP
Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Ttype 2 Overview

HCO3 reabsorptive failure
Lowering of threshold for HCO3 absorption in
Proximal Renal Tubular ... absorption in proximal tubule
Elevated JVP on PhysicalExam with Respiratory Variation

- Akbar @ordinaryEKG

#Elevated #JVP #PhysicalExam #JVD #jugular #venous #Distension #neck
Elevated JVP on ... ordinaryEKG #Elevated #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #JVD ... #jugular #venous
Q-Tip Visualization of Jugular Venous Pulsations on Physical Exam

Akbar @ordinaryEKG

#QTip #Jugular #Venous #Pulsations #JVP #JVD #PhysicalExam
Visualization of Jugular ... ordinaryEKG #QTip #Jugular ... Venous #Pulsations #JVP ... #JVD #PhysicalExam
Hyperuricemia: Pathogenesis and Complications

 - Hypercalcemia (due to diseases like Sarcoidosis and Hyperparathyroidism) -> Accumulation of
calcium in renal tubules ... from the blood - Tubular ... distal convoluted tubule