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Card 16

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What is the structure of the glomerular filter?

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Card 17

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What is significant about podocytes?

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Card 18

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How does capillary hydrostatic pressure influence ultrafiltration?

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Card 19

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How does colloid osmotic pressure influence ultrafiltration?

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Card 20

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How does acute obstruction of urinary tract influence ultrafiltration?

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Card 21

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How does change in Kf (permeability of the glomerular capillary membrane, Kf = intrinsic permeability x filtration area) influence ultrafiltration?

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Card 22

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What is the oncotic pressure in Bowman's space? Why?

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Card 23

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What is the purpose of measuring GFR?

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Card 24

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What is a good indicator of GFR? Why is this used?

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Card 25

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What is the equation used to measure GFR?

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