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What did Alfred Hitchcock die of?
He died of Kidney failure while in his sleep in 1980.
What is the motto of Renal Physicians Association?
Renal Physicians Association's motto is 'RPA...the Advocate for Excellence in Nephrology Practice'.
What is renal threshold of glucose?
Renal threshold is what happens when there is an overabundance of glucose in the body, the blood glucose levels will then get above 170mg/100ml (normal is 70mg/100ml).
What artificial renal organ did Homer invent from a beer can and whistle?
a Kidney
What are the 13 clotting factors?
factor I (fibrinogen), factor II (prothrombin), factor III (tissue thromboplastin), factor IV (calcium), factor V (proaccelerin), factor VI (no longer considered active in hemostasis), factor VII (factor-vii), factor VIII (antihemophilicfactor), factor IX (plasma thromboplastincomponent; Christmas factor), factor X (stuart-factor-stuart-prower-factor), factor XI (plasma thromboplastinantecedent), factor XII (factor-xii), factor XIII (fibrin stabilizing factor).
Renal erythropoietic factor or REF is what?
B and C for plato
What has the author James Samuel Small Shannon written?
James Samuel Small Shannon has written: 'Studies of erythropoietic factors in chronic renal failure'
What is congenital erythropoietic porphyria also called?
CEP is also called Gunther's disease, erythropoietic porphyria, congenital porphyria, congenital hematoporphyria, and erythropoietic uroporphyria.
What are the 4 different steps at which heme biosynthesis defects occur with non-acute porphyrias?
Congenital erythropoietic porphyria (step 4); porphyria cutanea tarda (step 5); hepatoerythopoietic porphyria (step 5); erythropoietic protoporphyria (step 8).
What are the three main regions of the kidney in their correct sequence from outermost to innermost?
renal cortex > renal medulla > renal pelvis1.renal medulla>renal pelvis>renal cortex2.renal medulla>renal cortex>renal pelvis3.renal cortex>renal medulla>renal pelvis4.renal cortex>renal pelvis>renal medulla
What is the general presentation of non-acute porphyrias?
The erythropoietic porphyrias and porphyria cutanea tarda are considered to be chronic conditions.
Are renal pelvis and renal calculi the same?
The renal pelvis and renal calculi are not the same. The renal pelvis is a normal part of the body. Renal calculi are kidney stones and are not normal.
What are renal pyramids and renal columns part of?
Renal pyramids are part of the renal medulla, while renal columns are extensions of the renal cortex that separate the renal pyramids. Together, they form the internal structure of the kidney.
Which word means having to do with the kidneys?
The word is "renal." It refers to anything related to the kidneys, such as renal function, renal failure, or renal disease.
What is the difference between paraerythropoietic porphyria and erythropoietic porphyria?
Paraerythropoietic porphyria does not exist in standard medical textbooks on porphyria. "Para" means beside. Apparently, this name should indicate that is something like erythopoietic porphyria. Erythropoietic porphyria is in most cases a very severe disease starting in neonates, in most instances. A disease named erythropoietic protoporphyria is less severe, but begins also in childhood. The main symptom of both diseases is intolerance of sunlight that induces pain and/or blisters in sun-exposed skin.
What are the the triangular-shaped areas of the renal medulla are the?
They are located in the renal medulla and are made of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule.
Which blood vessel does blood leave the kidney from?
the renal artery. :) Micaela U. Sanchez
