AUBF Lab M3

Cards (28)

  • Kidney: play a central role in overseeing the intricate physiological process or urine formation
  • Kidney: major organ for excretion of urine
  • 1200 mL: average daily urine output
  • 170,000 mL: filtered plasma that is transformed into an average of 1200 mL urine output daily
  • Glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption, and tubular secretion: overall process of urine formation
  • Creatinine Clearance: laboratory test that helps assess kidney function bydetermining how effectively the kidneys remove creatinine from the blood
  • Creatinine Clearance: plays a crucial role in diagnosing and monitoring kidney disease and adjusting medication dosages for patients with impaired kidney function.
  • Creatinine: waste product generated by muscles and typically filtered out by the blood by the kidneys and expelled in the urine
  • Creatinine Clearance specimen: 12- or 24-hour urine and blood sample (collected simultaneously)
  • Creatinine Clearance: aid healthcare professional in the early detection and the prevention of kidney disease and the prevention of complications associated with impared kidney function
  • mL/min: unit for the creatinine clearance test
  • Formula of CCT: C = UV/P x 1.73/A
  • C: Creatinine Clearance
  • U: Urine creatinine level
  • V: Urine volume(mL/min)
  • P: Plasma/serum creatinine
  • A: body size
  • 1.73: average body size of an adult
  • Glomerular Filtration: removal of fluids and solutes from the blood; found in glomerulus
  • Glomerulus: does not filtrate anything; 120 mL/min
  • Tubular Reabsorption: return of useful substances to the blood
  • Tubular Secretion: regulation of chemical levels in the body; excretion of harmful chemicals
  • Proxima Convoluted Tubule: major reabsorption of substances
  • Ascending Loop of Henle: not permeable for water
  • Distal Convoluted Tubule: reabsorption of chloride
  • Glomerular Filtration Tests: tests to measure the filtering capacity of glomerulus
  • Inulin: exogenous (not naturally found in the body)
  • Urea: 40% reabsorbed in the body