PPT-The Renal Function

Anatomy The kidneys are a pair of fistsized organs that are located on either side of the spinal column A kidney consists of an outer layer renal cortex and an inner region renal medulla The functional unit of the kidney is the nephron. Percentage of Strokes Attributable to AF Increases With Age. Changes in Kidney Function Over Time. Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients With AF and CKD. Key Pharmacokinetics of NOACs . Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion. Hemoglobinopathies. Miguel R. . Abboud. M.D.. Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. American University of Beirut Medical Center . Sickle Cell Disease: Overview. Sickle cell . disease (SCD) . Dr Andrew Stein. Consultant in Renal and General Medicine, UHCW. May 2015. Aims. Anatomy. Function. Definitions. Creatinine, . eGFR. , CKD, AKI. History. Examination. Investigation. Likely Cases. Theme of Lecture: . Lecture . 8. 1. Anatomy and physiology . The genitourinary is made up of the urinary and reproductive organs.. The urinary system of the kidneys, . ureters. , bladder and urethra.. Normal function requires the following:. Munir Pirmohamed. David . Weatherall. Chair of Medicine. Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology. Institute of Translational Medicine. University of Liverpool. Adverse Drug Reactions: UK Epidemiology. . Functions. Renal function tests; . Why. needed?. When should we assess renal function?. Older. . age. Family . history . of . Chronic . Kidney . disease. . (CKD). Decreased renal. . mass. Diabetes . (Increase frequency of urine) >1500ml/day. . Causes . Diabetes mellitus. . . . Acrete. Nephritis / Nephrotic syndrome. . . Post . Pitutary. tumour. 2. Oliguria (Decrease frequency of urine) < 500 ml/day. :. GLOMERULAR FUNCTIONS . : . About . 200 L of plasma . ultrafiltrate. usually enter the tubular lamina daily ,glomerular function measured as GFR ( glomerular . filtrarion. rate ) which is mean the volume of fluid filtered from the renal glomerular capillaries into . Mohd. . . Aslam. Regulation of body fluid volume and . osmolality. Regulation of electrolyte balance. Regulation of acid-base balance. Excretion of waste products (urea, . creatinine. , ammonia, drugs,. By . Dr.Qutaiba. . Abdulkareem. . Qasim. 2020. Topics to be discussed. 1-Renal function :. Renal glomerular function . Renal tubular function . Water reabsorption: urinary concentration and dilution . Acute kidney injury. Acute kidney injury (AKI), previously referred to as acute renal failure, is not a diagnosis; rather it describes the situation where there is a sudden and often reversible loss of renal function. Reminder: . Filtration . and Reabsorption. Reminder. : . Excretion . of a Substance that is . Filtered . and Reabsorbed. Reminder. : . Filtration . and Secretion. The Clearance Concept, part 1. 1. Clearance is defined as the . Parthasarathy. . MD., DA., DNB, Dip. . Diab. . DCA, . Dip. Software based statistics- . PhD ( physiology), . IDRA . What is it ? . Hepatorenal. syndrome (HRS) is the development of renal failure in patients with advanced chronic liver disease . Truvada. as pre-exposure prophylaxis. Iain Reeves, Ellen White, Elizabeth . Brodnicki. , David Dunn, Charles . Lacey. , Tristan Barber, Ann Sullivan, Hannah Alexander, Sheena McCormack. Disclosures.