Renal Function Questions by Rachel Floyd https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku Made with love and coffee en-us 2021-10-03 11:09:31 UTC 2026-03-03 12:34:29 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2615.png https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514420010 I have been told a person can survive with 10% kidney function, is this true?]]> 2023-03-13 13:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514420010 https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514469281 How was it discovered someone can live with just one kidney ]]> 2023-03-13 13:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514469281 https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514472144 What came first, the kidney bean or the kidney?]]> 2023-03-13 13:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514472144 https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514473612 Why are some people more to kidney stones than others?]]> 2023-03-13 13:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514473612 Can your kidney work in any part of your body? https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514474926 2023-03-13 13:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514474926 Potassium https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514475582 Which would lower potassium levels, too much water and little food, or too little water but normal food?]]> 2023-03-13 13:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514475582 Can kidneys be transplanted from someone of any age? https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514476209 Could a baby have an adult kidney etc]]> 2023-03-13 13:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514476209 https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514476567 What structures does the renal system include?]]> 2023-03-13 13:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514476567 Fun fact https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514477156 My grandpa only found out he had one kidney when he was 75]]> 2023-03-13 13:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514477156 https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514477212 If you drink too much water can you drown your kidneys]]> 2023-03-13 13:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514477212 https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514477297 Crystal girls when they finally collect the kidney stone ✨👑😜]]> 2023-03-13 13:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514477297 https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514481291 Raz tonight?]]> 2023-03-13 14:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514481291 fun fact https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514484048 i have no kidney how do i solve this ]]> 2023-03-13 14:03:01 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514484048 Is there not a lot of options for kidney failure due to lack of research or because of how bad it is? https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514497158 2023-03-13 14:09:51 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514497158 How much alcohol can I drink before it has a serious effect on my kidneys https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514546453 2023-03-13 14:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514546453 Why do pregnant women get more UTIs? https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514555674 2023-03-13 14:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514555674 How do people get kidney scars? https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514759249 2023-03-13 16:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2514759249 Clinical question https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2516067125 I had a radioactive tracer through an IV to see how my kidneys functioned and then had scans; eventually told i had ‘kinky tubes’ (lol). Where in the kidneys could the kinks be in?]]> 2023-03-14 13:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2516067125 Reabsorption https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2516142956 Can you recap how reabsorption in the kidney works? ]]> 2023-03-14 13:48:54 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2516142956 duplex kidney https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2516221351 on monday you mentioned people with kidney duplication tend to get more infections - why?]]> 2023-03-14 14:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2516221351 What does the GFR describe? I get it confused with RBF. https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2517423850 2023-03-15 08:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2517423850 Dialysis diets https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2517427602 How come people on kidney dialysis can’t eat tomatoes?]]> 2023-03-15 09:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2517427602 If there is 32 OPg into the glomerulus then does that mean that's pressure H2O exerts into the glomerus ? https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2517428043 2023-03-15 09:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2517428043 Fun fact https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2517442861 Physicians (ages ago) used to recreationally drink diabetics urine ]]> 2023-03-15 09:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2517442861 What is the Na K transporter for in loop of henle? https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2517452994 2023-03-15 09:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2517452994 pH in the blood https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2520909090 What about Diabetic keytone acidosis? Does that link to the kidneys in anyway?]]> 2023-03-17 13:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2520909090 https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2844069258 Is it pronounced raphe or rafee

]]> 2024-01-10 10:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2844069258 proteins in urine https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2844073950 All of the lectures have emphasised how if there is any protein in the urine, there is a problem with the filtration bed, but pregnancy tests work by detecting hcg in the urine, but hcg is a long amino acid chain so a protein, so how does it get through?

]]> 2024-01-10 11:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2844073950 Presence of glucose in the filtrate of the Loop of Henle https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2846205096 Does this increase filtrate flow and reduce Na reabsorbed?

]]> 2024-01-11 21:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2846205096 ADH production https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2906155317 During childhood can ADH production be reduced prior to puberty? similar to how it reduces in the elderly?

]]> 2024-03-05 12:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2906155317 Kidney stones https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2914179947 How do I get kidney stones?

]]> 2024-03-11 15:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2914179947 Kidney https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2914184125 I had surgery in turkey and they stole a kidney, will I die?

]]> 2024-03-11 16:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2914184125 https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2914189698 What preventative measure can you take for good kidney health

]]> 2024-03-11 16:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2914189698 https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2915696856 Can you explain how the DCT and arterioles communciate with each other in more detail?

]]> 2024-03-12 14:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/2915696856 Negative charge https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3104066778 What is the benefit of podocytes being negatively charged ? If they are negatively charged why can positively charged ions I.e Na+ pass into filtrate?

]]> 2024-09-05 11:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3104066778 Oncotic vs osmotic pressure https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3104067832 Some texts use oncotic instead of osmotic . Why

]]> 2024-09-05 11:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3104067832 Glomerulus layers https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3104972408 The glomerulus has the capillary endothelium and the podocytes which contain negative glycoproteins.

Why doesn't the basement membrane also contain these glycoproteins? Wouldn't 3 layers of a negative charge be better than 2 for more efficient filtration?

]]> 2024-09-05 21:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3104972408 https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3283733973 Can you explain the effect on glucose on the counter current multiplier and how that results in a larger volume of urine

]]> 2025-01-08 11:10:02 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3283733973 What is the answer to the who wants to be a millionaire question which is least likely to trigger ADH release? https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3283941108 2025-01-08 14:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3283941108 https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3283946821 What is the answer to the millionaire question presence of glucose in filtrate of the loop of Henle?

]]> 2025-01-08 14:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3283946821 Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3283975474 What are the causes of Acute Kidney Injury and why is an increase in serum creatinine and/or decreased urine output indicative of AKI?

]]> 2025-01-08 14:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3283975474 https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3343372836 Slow down a bit, please :))

]]> 2025-02-26 09:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3343372836 https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3343385260 Why does salt use active transport when moving from the ascending limb to blood when it is moving from high to low conc anyways

]]> 2025-02-26 09:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3343385260 HCO3- absorption https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3570424177 To what detail should we understand proximal tubule bicarbonate ion handling and distal tubule bicarbonate ion transportation and hydrogen ion secretion. Are there key points we should remember?

]]> 2025-09-05 08:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3570424177 https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3758641113 Can you explain micturation

]]> 2026-01-21 11:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3758641113 What colour should pee be https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3758641293 2026-01-21 11:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3758641293 https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3758642073 What’s the point of ccm?

]]> 2026-01-21 11:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3758642073 Why do so many patients with heart failure also present with CKD? https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3758642638 2026-01-21 11:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3758642638 What does the vasa recta do in the cross counter multiplier system https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3758642709 Like is it part of the system or just extra

Also how is the osmolality gradient maintained, why don't the things just mix

]]> 2026-01-21 11:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3758642709 Glomerular cells https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3758654467 Can you explain the difference in structure and function between extraglomerular, juxtaglomerular, and intraglomerular cells please?

]]> 2026-01-21 11:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3758654467 Why does carbonic anhydride break down H2CO3 and form it? https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3758671940 2026-01-21 11:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3758671940 3 kidneys https://padlet.com/floyd781/gb21omlz6ruyxsku/wish/3801706288 Does the third kidney function normally or is it just there?

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