kidney
Let an agent explain kidney anatomy and function, route symptoms to care, describe kidney disease, dialysis and transplantation in general terms with attribution, and support kidney health information.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain kidney anatomy and function, route symptoms to care, describe kidney disease, dialysis and transplantation in general terms with attribution, and support kidney health information.
A paired organ in vertebrates that filters blood to remove waste and excess water as urine, regulates fluid, electrolytes, blood pressure and acid-base balance and produces hormones, in humans located either side of the spine, with developmental forms such as the pronephros, mesonephros and metanephros and rare variants such as a supernumerary kidney; kidneys are subject to disease and can be replaced by dialysis or transplantation.
What it is for: Filtering blood and regulating body fluids.
It can be explain anatomy and function; route symptoms to care; describe kidney disease and treatments in general terms; support kidney health information.
Distinguishing features
Filtration
Fluid and electrolyte regulation
Hormone production
Replaceable by dialysis or transplant
What it looks like
Bean-shaped reddish-brown organs in the back of the abdomen.
How it is recognised
Paired filtering organs
Produce urine
The bladder stores urine; the liver has different functions
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category
is related to - another anatomy entry
is related to - nephrologists
In practice
Families and kinds
human kidneys
developmental kidneys such as pronephros and mesonephros
kidneys of other vertebrates
anatomical variants
kidney in medicine and transplantation
Standards and regulation
Nephrology clinical guidelines
Organ donation and transplantation law
Dialysis service standards
Failure modes and hazards
Chronic kidney disease
Acute kidney injury
Agents diagnosing or advising on treatment
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.kidney
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Health Kidney symptoms.
Routing.
Symptoms
When to seek care.
Symptoms
Symptoms.
- Which symptoms, such as reduced urine, swelling, blood in urine or severe flank pain, warrant medical assessment, according to guidance? provenance
- Is there an emergency now? boundary
Tests
Kidney tests.
Tests
Tests.
- What do kidney function tests measure, in general terms? definition
- Is the user asking about their own results, which needs a clinician? boundary
Anatomy How kidneys work.
Function.
Structure
Structure and filtration.
Structure
Structure.
- How are kidneys structured, and how do nephrons filter blood and form urine? definition
- Which hormones do kidneys produce and respond to? definition
Development
Development and variants.
Development
Development.
- How do kidneys develop through pronephros, mesonephros and metanephros, and what variants such as supernumerary kidneys occur? provenance
- How do kidneys differ across vertebrates? provenance
Disease Kidney disease and treatment.
Attribution.
Conditions
Kidney conditions.
Conditions
Conditions.
- What are the main kidney diseases, their causes and risk factors, according to clinical sources? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific condition? action
Treatment
Dialysis and transplant.
Treatment
Treatment.
- How do dialysis and kidney transplantation work, in general terms, and how is organ donation organised here? provenance
- Which support organisations exist? provenance
Protect Kidney health and teaching.
Prevention.
Prevent
Protecting kidneys.
Prevent
Prevention.
- What do health bodies advise for kidney health, such as blood pressure, diabetes control and medication caution? provenance
- Which medicines can harm kidneys, in general terms? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can kidney physiology be taught? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should kidney disease be a separate entry?
- How should guidelines be linked?
- How should donation registers be localised?