A 60-year-old male is diagnosed with acute kidney injury. Which of the following lab values would be most consistent with this diagnosis?
A. Elevated plasma creatinine level
B. Decreased plasma potassium level
C. Metabolic alkalosis
D. Increased urea clearance
Answer: A
Renal System
- The main group of drugs used for the treatment of urinary incontinence are:
- If a person with hypertension does not respond well to a specific diuretic they could be prescribed combination therapy. These combinations may include:
- Loop diuretics inhibit the:
- Lack of voluntary control over urination is called:
- The composition of fluid in the collecting duct may be altered by:
- In order to maintain essential kidney function the glomerular filtration rate in a normal person is about:
- Which of the following is not considered to be a major renal process?
- Which is not a function of the kidney?
- The functional unit of the kidney is the:
- The urine passes from the kidneys to the bladder via the:
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- Potassium-sparing diuretics:
- Which part of the nephron plays an important role in glomerular filtrate reabsorption?
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- Thiazide diuretics act in the:
- The loop of Henle is important in regulating:
- Frusemide is an example of a:
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