Kidney Disease and Medical Nutrition Therapy
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How much urine is excreted by the kidneys per day?

  • 10 L
  • 5 L
  • 1.5 L (correct)
  • 0.5 L

    • What is the main function of the kidney?

  • Producing red blood cells
  • Regulating body temperature
  • Maintaining homeostatic balance with respect to fluids, electrolytes, and organic solutes (correct)
  • Digesting food

    • What is the function of the glomerulus in the nephron?

  • Producing erythropoietin
  • Regulating water homeostasis
  • Resorbing components of the ultrafiltrate
  • Filtrating blood and blocking blood cells as well as protein (correct)

    • Which hormone is produced by the kidney?

    <p>Erythropoietin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is acute renal failure characterized by?

    <p>Sudden reduction in glomerular filtration rate (GFR)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Urea, uric acid, creatinine, and ammonia are the majority of solute load in the kidney's ultrafiltrate

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The kidney produces the hormone erythropoietin

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The kidney's ability to eliminate nitrogenous waste products is known as renal function

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Each kidney consists of 1.5 million nephrons

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Acute Renal Failure (ARF) is characterized by a sudden increase in glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Patients with acute renal failure usually suffer from physiologic stress.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The majority of solute load in the kidney's ultrafiltrate consists of urea, uric acid, creatinine, and ammonia.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The kidney receives 10% of cardiac output.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The glomerulus in the nephron filtrates blood and allows blood cells as well as protein to pass through.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The main function of the kidney is to maintain homeostatic balance with respect to fluids, electrolytes, and organic solutes.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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