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    The renal circulation supplies the blood to the kidneys via the renal arteries, left and right, which branch directly from the abdominal aorta. Despite...
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    coronary circulation to the heart itself, the cerebral circulation to the brain, renal circulation to the kidneys, and bronchial circulation to the bronchi...
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    The renal veins in the renal circulation, are large-calibre veins that drain blood filtered by the kidneys into the inferior vena cava. There is one renal...
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    fat. The renal capsule resists stretching, limiting renal swelling, with important implications for renal circulation. Stretching of the renal capsule...
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    Nephron (redirect from Renal tubular system)
    functional unit of the kidney. It is composed of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule. The renal corpuscle consists of a tuft of capillaries called a...
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    Kidney (redirect from Renal)
    response to hypoxia (low levels of oxygen at tissue level) in the renal circulation. It stimulates erythropoiesis (production of red blood cells) in the...
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    response to hypoxia (low levels of oxygen at tissue level) in the renal circulation. It stimulates erythropoiesis (production of red blood cells) in the...
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    arciform arteries, are vessels of the renal circulation. They are located at the border of the renal cortex and renal medulla. They are named after the fact...
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    A renal corpuscle (or Malpighian body) is the blood-filtering component of the nephron of the kidney. It consists of a glomerulus - a tuft of capillaries...
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    of the renal circulation. It is located at the border of the renal cortex and renal medulla.[citation needed] Arcuate veins pass around the renal pyramids...
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    The interlobar arteries are vessels of the renal circulation which supply the renal lobes. The interlobar arteries branch from the lobar arteries which...
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    enters the renal tubule of the nephron. The glomerulus receives its blood supply from an afferent arteriole of the renal arterial circulation. Unlike most...
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  • A renal portal system is a portal venous system found in reptiles, and fish excluding hagfish and lampreys. It is not found in mammals. Its function is...
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    coronary circulation, the cerebral circulation, the bronchial circulation, and the renal circulation. Coronary circulation In the coronary circulation, the...
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    renal circulation which drain the renal lobes.[citation needed] They collect blood from the arcuate veins. The interlobar veins unite to form a renal...
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    Kidney failure, also known as end-stage renal disease (ESRD), is a medical condition in which the kidneys can no longer adequately filter waste products...
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    more functional right ventricle to provide blood flow to the systemic circulation. The procedure was initially performed in 1968 by Francis Fontan and...
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  • Aquapheresis Hemodialysis Hemofiltration Hemodiafiltration Renal replacement therapy Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) Extracorporeal carbon dioxide...
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    Acute kidney injury (AKI), previously called acute renal failure (ARF), is a sudden decrease in kidney function that develops within 7 days, as shown...
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    O'Connor CM, van Veldhuisen DJ, Hillege HL (February 2014). "Renal impairment, worsening renal function, and outcome in patients with heart failure: an updated...
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    of structural kidney disease proteinuria haematuria Normal findings on renal US In contrast, type 2 HRS is slower in onset and progression, and is not...
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  • pressure is very low renal circulation 25% high over-perfused Maintains glomerular filtration rate skeletal muscular circulation 17% Perfusion increases...
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    proximal tubule is the segment of the nephron in kidneys which begins from the renal pole of the Bowman's capsule to the beginning of loop of Henle. At this...
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    inferior to the diaphragm but superior to the renal arteries. The Infrarenal segment, inferior to the renal arteries and superior to the iliac bifurcation...
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    systems – the hepatic portal system, the hypophyseal portal system, and the renal portal system. Unqualified, portal venous system usually refers to the hepatic...
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  • are freely filtered by the glomerulus; however, urea reabsorbed by the renal tubules can be regulated (increased or decreased) whereas creatinine reabsorption...
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    defined as the terminal clinical manifestation of kidney failure (also called renal failure). It is the signs, symptoms and results from laboratory tests which...
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  • Renal sympathetic denervation (RSDN) is a minimally invasive, endovascular catheter based procedure using radiofrequency ablation or ultrasound ablation...
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    nephropathy is the leading causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) globally. The triad of protein leaking into the urine (proteinuria...
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    performed first. Renal artery stenosis is associated with hypertension and loss of renal function. Atherosclerotic obstruction of the renal artery can be...
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