Renal System | An Overview

Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast

Dr. Mike Todorovic

Physiology, Physiotherapy, Health & Fitness, University, Science, Nursing, Education, Health, Anatomy, Medicine

4.8 • 675 Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2023

⏱️ 130 minutes

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Summary

What is the structure and function of the various components of the renal system, including kidneys, nephrons, ureters, bladder, and urethra.

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Timestamps:

00:04:59 Location and size of kidneys.

00:08:18 Kidneys need perirenal fat for protection.

00:14:09 Kidneys filter blood and produce urine.

00:21:23 Kidneys reabsorb 99% of filtrate.

00:22:29 The kidneys have multiple functions.

00:31:59 Role of kidneys in pH.

00:36:23 Respiratory system regulates blood pH.

00:38:20 Kidneys regulate pH and water balance.

00:43:40 Water balance is crucial for proper bodily function.

00:53:14 Kidneys regulate blood pressure.

00:56:18 Kidneys regulate blood pressure and erythropoiesis.

01:02:30 EPO and blood doping risks.

01:05:52 Calcium is essential for various bodily functions.

01:14:02 Kidney stone removal was brutal.

01:17:26 Filtration and reabsorption in nephrons.

01:23:16 Visual aids enhance podcast experience.

01:31:12 Auto-regulation of arterioles is important.

01:39:13 Importance of loop length in concentration.

01:40:32 Concentration of urine affects hydration.

01:51:31 Bladder can stretch significantly.

01:53:50 Bladder control and incontinence issues.

02:01:46 Butyrate is an important short chain fatty acid.

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Welcome everybody to another episode of Dr Matt and Dr Mike's medical podcast.
0:30.9	I'm your host Dr. Mike Todorovich, joined by this guy, some bloke called Dr. Matt.
0:35.1	How are you, Maddie?
0:36.6	Oh, I should say something.
0:37.9	Yeah. Not a thumbs up.
0:38.7	Well, people who maybe you're watching saw the thumbs up, but those who are listening on a podcast wouldn't have.
0:44.6	Right. So great segue. You can watch us do these long form episodes if you go to our YouTube channel.
0:51.7	So type in Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike onto YouTube,
0:54.9	and you can watch us.
0:56.5	You can watch us do these podcasts,
0:58.6	but you can also go and watch the, what, 600 odd other videos
1:02.9	that we have on our YouTube channel,
1:04.8	covering all aspects of the human body.
1:07.5	We've got over 600 videos.
1:09.2	Pretty good.
1:10.1	So covering every organ system, a bunch of
1:13.1	disease states, a number of drugs, everything you need to know for your first three years of a
1:19.5	health-based program at university. But today's a podcast. And the podcast is going to be an overview of the renal system of kidneys.
1:29.2	But before we begin, I do want to just highlight that, dear listener, we don't ever ask anything from you.
1:36.6	Except to listen.
1:37.6	Except to listen.
	...

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