The "Brilliant" Kidney

(March 2, 2010) Dr. Glenn Chertow, Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Nephrology at Stanford, discusses the functions of the kidney in organizing the body's systems.

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• Science
• biology
• kidney
• health
• nephron
• cells
• extracellular fluid
• electrolytes
• homeostasis
• electro-neutrality
• osmotic neutrality
• intracellular fluid
• interstitial
• plasma
• potassium
• sodium
• ions
• anions
• chloride
• saline
• body water
• dialysis

[grunder20]

the kidney is in what system of the human body?

[agapitoflores001]

The kidney indeed is one of the most important organ of the body.

[ytimg62]

@ghaffasa Thank you.

[ghaffasa]

@ytimg62 Idiot

[neccowaif9]

I could listen to him all day long. What a great teacher.

[DoctorJay2012]

@ytimg62 LOL

[ytimg62]

FAT GUY IS FAT.

[ytimg62]

@ytimg62 *fast. Dammit.

[ytimg62]

Because Jay Browning from Griffith talks too fat.

[alabonneheure1]

Dr. Chertow is a genius, I wish I could do my residency with him after med school.