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All of Kidney Phys + Pharm Flashcards

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Functions of Kidneys

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Acid base balance
Water balance
Electroyte balance
Toxin removal
Blood pressure control
Erythropoietin prod
Vitamin D activation

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What drives filtration at level of glomerulus?

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Pressure gradient

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3
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Causes of Oedema?

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high hydrostatic pressure
sodium retention
inflammation
plasma osmotic pressure

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4
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What measures the functional capacity of the nephrons?

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GFR

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5
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GFR Clearance Curve

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Creatinine:
- marker of kidney function
- 50% of renal function needs to be lost before serum creatinine increases

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6
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RAAS System leads to what

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  • increased symp activity
  • tubular Na+ and water retention
  • Aldosterone secretion
  • Vasoconstriction and increased BP
  • ADH secretion from pituitary -> water reabsorption
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7
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Acute Renal Failure - prerenal, intrarenal, postrenal causes

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Chronic Kidney Disease summarised

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Proximal Convoluted Tubules - transporters and what PCT does

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Transporters:
- Na+/K+ ATPase
- Cl-/Base- cotransporter
- SGLT2 (Sodium glucose transporter) Na+/Glucose symporter
Function:
- Majority of stuff reabsorbed here -> important for maintaining acid/base balance

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Loop of Henle Diagram

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11
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What transporters in Thick ascending limb and functions

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Transporters:
- NKCC2 (Na+/K+/2Cl-)
- Na+/K+ antiporter
- K+ channels
- K+/Cl- symporter
Function:
- allows for solutes to be pumped into interstitium

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12
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DCT transporters and functions

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Transportes:
- Na+/Cl- cotransporter
- Ca2+/Na+ cotransporter
Function:
- help regulate parathyroid hormone bc important for blood calcium levels

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13
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Collecting Duct transporters and functions

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  • no transporters
    Function:
  • ADH increases number of aquaporins -> help water get in to collecting ducts
  • Aldosterone acts here as well to reabsorb Na+ and secrete K+
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14
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How to approach and interpret arterial blood gas analysis -> for acidosis/alkalosis

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  1. look at pH (acidosis vs alkalosis)
  2. Look at pCO2 & HCO3- (resp or metabolic)
  3. Look for compensation
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15
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How to determine acidosis/alkalosis and what type

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normal pH = 7.35-7.45
normal CO2 = 36-44
normal HCO3- = 22-26

  • Also revise the causes before the exams cos im kinda ceebs remembering that now
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16
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pH buffers

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1st Line:
Buffers in ICF and ECF
2nd Line:
Excretion of CO2 and rapid-acting and compensates for 75%
3rd Line:
Slow acting (48 hours) and compensates for 25%

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Boston Bedside Rules

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18
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Nerves involved with peeing

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Pelvic Nerves:
- Afferent nerves detecting streth and send impulses to spinal cord
Pons: (storage/mictruition):
- Higher centre activity to either stim or inhibit pathways of continence
Pelvic splanchnic (mictruition):
- excites bladder and relaxes internal urethral sphincter
Sympathetic system (storage):
- inhibits bladder body -> contracts internal urethral sphincter
Pudendal nerve (somatic nerves):
- constricts external urethral sphincter

19
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Micturition pathway?

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20
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2 Causes of Incontinence

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Neurogenic Bladder:
- due to neurological dysfunction
- impaired urine storage (due to detrusor overactivity) and emptying
- significant morbidity if left untreated
Non-Neurogenic Bladder:
- unknown causes -> need to rule out other causes first\
- Lifestyle modifications
- Treatment w anticholinergics (decrease parasymp activity)

21
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Non-Neurogenic types

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  • Stress incontinence
  • Urge incontinence
  • Mixed incontinence (stress and urge)
22
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Neurogenic Bladder - De-afferentation

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  • sensory nerve fibres are damaged
  • Hypotonic bladder
  • results in overflow incontinence

Eg Syphilis

23
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Neurogenic Bladder - Denervation

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  • damage to both afferent and efferent arterioles
  • upper motor neuron spastic bladder (hyper reflexive)
  • Lower motor neuron flaccid bladder
24
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Neurogenic Bladder - Spinal cord transection

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  • initially causes autonomic bladder + overflow incontinence due to spinal shock
  • micturition reflex returns later but no voluntary control

Eg spinal cord injury

25
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What is the primary hypertension ladder -> order of drugs used to treat hypertension

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  1. Thiazide diuretics
  2. DHP Ca2+ channel blockers
  3. ACEi + ARBs
26
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What are anti-hypertensives for Pregnancy?

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  • Hydalazine
  • Labetalol (beta blockers)
  • Methyl-dopa + Clonidine (alpha 2 agonist
  • Nifedipine

(He Likes My Neonate)

27
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What do Loop Diuretics do? where do they act? example? AE?

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Function:
- Inhibits Na+/K+/2Cl- symporter
Where:
- Thick ascending loop of Henle
Example:
- Furosemide
AE:
- Causes hypokalemia

28
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What do Thiazide Diuretics do? where do they act? example? AE?

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Function:
- Inhibits Na+/Cl- symporter
Where:
- Distal Convoluted Tubules (DCT)
Examples:
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- Indapamide
AEs:
- Hypercalcaemia
- Hypokalemia

29
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What do Potassium-Sparing Diuretics do? where do they act? example? AE?

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Function:
- Aldosterone antagonist
- Na+ channel blocker
Where:
- Distal tubule and Collecting ducts -> principal cells
Examples:
- Spironolactone & Eplernone = Aldosterone Antagonists
- Amiloride = Na+ channel blocker
AE:
- causes Hyperkalemia

30
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What do Osmotic Diuretics do? where do they act? example? AE?

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Function:
- Block water by decreasing osmotic gradient -> used for local oedema
Where:
- PCT and LOH
Example:
- Mannitol

31
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Should Loops and Thiazide Diuretics be used together?

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No bc they both increase Digoxin toxicity

32
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Summary of Diuretics

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33
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What do SGLT2 inhibitors do? MOA? AE?

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Function:
- inhibit SGLT2 in PCT
- used to lower plasma glucose -> decreases weight, decreases BP
Where:
- PCT
Examples: (-gliflozin)
- Dapagliflozin
- Empagliflozin

34
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What do ACE Inhibitors do? where do they act? example? AE?

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Function:
- Block conversion of Ang I to Ang II -> leads to reduced Na+/H20 retention, vasodilation, decreased symp drive
Where:
Afferent and Efferent arteriole
Example: (-pril)
- Captopril
- Enalapril
- Perindopril
AEs:
- Dry cough
- Headache
- Hypotension

DONT use in pregancy

35
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What do Angiotensin do? example? AE?

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Function:
- AT1 receptor antagonist
Example: (-sartan)
- Candesartan
- Valsartan
AEs:
- Hyperkalemia
- Hypotension

36
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What do Beta Blockers do? Examples? AEs?

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Function:
- Selectively inhibits beta 1 receptors (in heart and kidneys)
- Used for HTN, Heart failure, Arrythmias
Examples: (-olol)
- Atenolol
- Metoprolol
- Bisoprolol
AEs:
- Hypotension
- bradycardia
- worsening renal function
- worsening heart failure

37
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What do Alpha Antagonists do? Examples? AEs?

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Function:
- Alpha receptor antagonist (inhibits vasoconstriction)
- for Hypertension
Examples: (-osin)
- Prazosin
- Tamsulosin
- Phentolamine (non selective)
AEs:
- urinary urgency
- reflex tachycardia

38
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What do Alpha 2 Agonists do? Examples? AEs?

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Function:
- Centrally acting alpha 2 agonists
- Decrease CNS sympathetic outflow
- For hypertension and safe in pregnancy
Examples:
- Methyl-dopa
- Clonidine
AEs:
- Sedation
- Fatigue
- Rebound HTN

39
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What is a combination of drugs to avoid?

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RASi + NSAID + Diuretic

They all lead to reduced GFR = bad

NSAIDS dilate afferent arteriole
ACEi constricts efferent arteriole

40
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Resistant HTN Agents summary

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41
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Pulmonary HTN Agents summary

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Y2 S1 Physiology (13 decks)

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