2. Renal Flashcards
kidney metabolic rate
> 400 kcal/kg tissue/day
HIGH
kidneys CO
20-25%
normal glomeruli will filter
180 L plasma/day
kidney function
regulate water and sodium
volume homeostasis
kidney nephrons
1 million
kidney autoregulation
50-150 mmHg
what triggers afferent arteriole to dilate or constrict
change in Cl-
angiotensin 2 function
incr ADH
efferent constriction
incr Na+ absorption in PT
incr aldosterone
aldoserone function
incr Na+ absorption from DT
best index of kidney function
GFR
normal GFR
> 90 mL/min/1.73 m2
after age 20 GFR decreases
1% annually
uremia symtoms appear once
GFR < 15
easiest marker of kidney function
Cr
Cr is byproduct
muscle/protein breakdown
why is cr useful
not secreted or ecreted
normal Cr (female)
0.6-1 mg/dL
normal Cr (male)
1-1.3 mg/dL
BUN
soft indicator of GFR
can be reabsorbed
what BUN correlates with decr GFR
BUN > 50
FENa
ratio of Na+ in plasma and urine to ratio of Cr in plasma and urine
FENa < 1%
tubule reabsorbing Na appropriately
FENa > 2%
tubule failing to recapture Na
tubule dysfunction
FENa > 3%
acute tubular necrosis
normal Urine specific gravity
> 1.018
what 2 things can affect ability for tubules to concentrate urine
diuretics
hyperglycemia
prerenal AKI
decr perfusion or blood flow
renal AKI
directly affects kidney or nephron
postrenal AKI
something blocking urine outflow