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a) Situated above the kidneys, or at the junction of the vena cava and the renal veinb) Occurring in the blood supply to the kidneys
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prerenal — Anterior to a kidney. [L. ren, kidney] * * * pre·re·nal rēn əl adj occurring in the circulatory system before the kidney is reached <the usual prerenal causes for transient renal insufficiency such as hypotonia and hypovolemia were excluded… … Medical dictionary
prerenal azotemia — n uremia caused by extrarenal factors * * * azotemia resulting from inadequate perfusion of the kidneys, as in prerenal acute renal failure (see under failure) … Medical dictionary
prerenal uremia — n PRERENAL AZOTEMIA … Medical dictionary
prerenal — adj. * * * … Universalium
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prerenal — adj … Useful english dictionary
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prerenal proteinuria — proteinuria due primarily to a disease other than one of the kidney, such as heart disease, liver disease, fever, or hyperthyroidism … Medical dictionary
Azotemia — Infobox Disease Name = Azotemia Caption = DiseasesDB = 26060 ICD10 = ICD10|R|79|8|r|70 ICD9 = ICD9|790.6 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D053099 Azotemia is a medical condition characterized by abnormal… … Wikipedia
Fractional sodium excretion — The fractional excretion of sodium (FENa) is a measure of the percentage of sodium excreted in the urine versus the sodium reabsorbed by the kidney. It is measured in terms of plasma and urine sodium, rather than by the interpretation of urinary… … Wikipedia
