Week 6 study guide

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PATH 370 Weekly Topic Outline This outline is designed to help you focus on key topics in preparation for your weekly quizzes. •Week 6 Chapter 27 1. Kidney disease involves nephron damage, leading to decreased GFR, azotemia, and uremia. 2. Know the signs and symptoms of kidney stones (nephrolithiasis). The most common symptom is pain or renal colic. A major modifiable risk factor is dehydration (slide 29). 3. The main clinical manifestation of a kidney stone obstructing the ureter is renal colic. 4. Kidney stones can cause renal pain near the genital region, following dermatomes. 5. Obstruction of the ureter results in hydronephrosis. 6. Be familiar with the common composition of renal calculi—primarily calcium (slide 29). 7. Polycystic Kidney disease is genetically transmitted (slide 8). 8. Kidney pain is called nephralgia. 9. Streptococcal infection can cause Acute Glomerulonephritis, an immune complex (antigen-antibody) reaction (slide 39), leading to coffee-colored urine. 10. Crescentic glomerulonephritis is discussed in slide 14. 11. Glomerular disorders include nephritis (some protein) and nephrotic syndrome (large amounts of protein). Both cause proteinuria and...