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What are the three life sustaining tasks done by the kidney?
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Balance solutes and water
Excrete wastes and conserve nutrients
Regulate acid/base balance
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What are the three life sustaining tasks done by the kidney?
Balance solutes and water
Excrete wastes and conserve nutrients
Regulate acid/base balance
What is oliguria and is it chronic or acute?
It is the excretion of less than 16 ml an hour and less than 400 ml excreted in 24 hours. It is often acute
What is azotemia and is it chronic or acute?
The development of urea in the blood and it is chronic
What is Fluid retention:edema and is it acute or chronic?
It is caused by holding fluid in the peripheral vascular system
What is metabolic acidosis and is it chronic or acute?
Kidney cannot make enough bicarb and there is a low to normal pH more so acute
