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Renal Disease Puzzle

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Long standing renal disease is referred to as _________.
There are increased serum urea levels and frequently increased creatinine levels as well.
White blood cells in the urine.
Fancy term for urination.
Foods, such as meat, fish and eggs, which contain all of the protein-building materials that a body needs are these type of proteins.
This test is employed to measure the presence of protein, blood and other substances in the urine.
A condition in which the glomeruli, the tiny filters in the kidneys are damaged; often referred to as nephritis.
This is a waste product of muscle activity that is removed from the body by the kidneys, and excreted in the urine.
The part of a kidney machine which acts like a filter to remove wastes from the body.
Accumulation of urine in the renal collecting system.
Any agent that enhances the flow of urine.
The excretion of large amounts of protein in the urine is part of this syndrome.
Diminished excretion of urine.
Any disease of unknown origin is termed this.
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A large number of red blood cells in the urine.
The presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood which affects the body as a whole (i.e. a systemic disease).
Acute tubular ____________ most common cause of acute renal failure. It can be caused by ischaemia (blood vessel obstruction) post surgery, sepsis, obstetric complications or severe burns.
Bladder inflammation.
An abrupt reduction in kidney function with elevation of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and plasma creatinine is called this.
A hormone made by the kidneys that stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells.
Inherited kidney disease that produces fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys that produce chronic renal failure over many years.
Metabolic disease if left uncontrolled often results in renal failure.
Ultrasound waves are used to break up kidney stones.
Ischaemia: localised anaemia caused by interruption/obstruction of arterial blood flow.
Renal stones are also called these.
The filtration of the plasma per unit time and is directly related to the perfusion pressure in the glomerular capillaries.