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KIDNEY EMBRYOLOGY
Pronephros | Mesonephros | Metanephros | Ureteric bud | Nephron | Collecting system | Vasculature
KIDNEY ANATOMY
A. Nephron
i) Glomerulus: Podocytes | Endothelial cells | Mesangial cells | Glomerular basement membrane | Bowman capsule
ii) Juxtaglomerular Apparatus: Juxtaglomerular granular cells | Extraglomerular mesangium | Macula densa
iii) Proximal Tubule: Pars convoluta | Pars recta
iv) Loop of Henle: Descending loop | Thick Ascending Limb | Thin Ascending Limb
v) Distal Convoluted Tubule
vi) Connecting Tubule
B. Collecting Ducts
Cortical Collecting Duct | Outer Medullary Collecting Duct | Inner Medullary Collecting Duct
C. Interstitium
Medullary Interstitium | Cortical Interstitium
D. Lymphatics
E. Vasculature
F. Innervation
RENAL PHYSIOLOGY
B. Glomerular Ultrafiltration: Determinants of Glomerular Ultrafiltration | Regulation of Glomerular Ultrafiltration
C. Blood Pressure Regulation
D. Markers of Glomerular Function: Renal Clearance | Inulin clearance | Creatinine clearance | Cockroft-Gault Formula | Urea | Cystatin C | Other biomarkers
E. Markers of tubular function and Damage: LDH | Kim-1
KIDNEY PATHOLOGY
PROCEDURES
Anatomy and Physiology
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