Renal function tests and glomerulonephritis Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
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Renal function tests and glomerulonephritis Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
What are some tests that you could use to determine kidney function? - Answers Urine test, blood test, imaging, kidney biopsy
What is the purpose of doing renal function tests? - Answers To detect damage, monitor the...
Renal function tests and glomerulonephritis Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
What are some tests that you could use to determine kidney function? - Answers Urine test, blood test,
imaging, kidney biopsy
What is the purpose of doing renal function tests? - Answers To detect damage, monitor the damage
and to determine the cause
What is BUN as it relates to the kidneys? - Answers Blood, urea and nitrogen
How is kidney function affected when BUN is elevated? - Answers It is decreased
What does the normal serum urea levels depend on? - Answers Blood in the gut, protein load, liver
cirrhosis
How is kidney function affected when serum creatinine is elevated? - Answers It is decreased
What does the normal serum urea levels depend on? - Answers Muscle mass and level of activity
What is preferred over creatinine to determine kidney function? - Answers Cystatin C
How is the GFR affected in chronic kidney disease? - Answers It decreases
What is the range for GFR of a normal person? - Answers 90-125ml/min
How may creatinine clearance be used to determine kidney function? - Answers It may be used to
measure GFR
What are three common substances that are used to measure GFR? - Answers Inulin, urea and
creatinine
Is inulin made by the body? - Answers No
For how long is the patient's urine collected for GFR measurement using creatinine clearance? - Answers
24 hours
What variables are used to determine the estimated GFR using the Cockcroft-Gault formula? - Answers
Gender, serum creatinine level, age and weight
What variables are used to determine the estimated GFR using the Modification of Diet in Renal disease
equation? - Answers Age, gender, ethnicity and serum creatinine level
What variables are used to determine the estimated GFR using the CKD-EPI formula? - Answers Age,
gender, ethnicity and serum creatinine level
What is the advantage of using the CKD-EPI equation over the MDRD equation? - Answers CKD-EPI is
more accurate
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