by Dr. Adrienne Hicks

 Cardiology  Pulmonology  Renal  Gastrointestinal  Endocrine  Reproductive  Neurology  Musculoskeletal  Psychiatry  Pediatrics  Surgery  Emergency  Hematology  Oncology  Biochemistry  Genetics  Microbiology  Immunology

 Anatomy of Kidney  Hydrostatic/ Oncotic Pressure  GFR, RPF, FF, RBF equations  Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System  Nephritic Syndromes  Nephrotic Syndromes  Kidney Stones  Goldblatt’s Kidney  Renal Cell Carcinoma  Polycystic Kidney Disease  Medullary Kidney Disease  Diuretics

 The rate fluid passes through the afferent arterioles and filters through the glomerulus of the kidney  Substances used to measure GFR: Inulin, BUN  GFR = Urine concentration x Urine flow rate Plasma concentration

 The amount of plasma secreted through the efferent arterioles over time  Substances used to measure RPF: PAH, Creatinine  RPF = Urine concentration x Urine flow  Plasma concentration

 The proportion of fluid that is actually filtered through the kidney into its tubule system  Approximately 20% of body fluid  FF = Glomerular Filtration Rate Renal Blow Flow

 The amount of blood that travels to the kidney over time  Approximately 20% of Cardiac Output  RBF = Renal Plasma Flow 1-Hematocrit