Diuretics HTN Flashcards
Arterial BP =
Cardiac output + peripheral vascular resistance
Cardiac output depends on?
Myocardial contractility
Ventricular filling pressure
Ventricular filling pressure is composed of?
Blood volume and venous tone
Vascular resistance depends on?
State of smooth muscle cells (contracted/relaxed)
Activity of the systems (controlling the diameter of resistance vessels)
Define Myocardial contractility
How the heart is contracting
Define ventricular filling pressure
How much blood if filling into the heart
What is the main function of the kidneys?
Maintain normal body fluid volume and electrolyte balance
- Filtration, reabsorption, secretion and excretion
Reabsorption of what?
Ions, amino acids, glucose, water,
Normal filtration rate?
120 mL/min
How much of fluid and electrolytes are reabsorbed?
99.9%
Rate if urine production?
1 mL/min
Nephron (urine forming unit) =
Glomerulus (filtration) + Tubule (reabsorption and conditioning)
What does the afferent arteriole do?
Brings the blood to the glomerulus
What does the efferent arteriole do?
Removes left over blood from the glomerulus
What is different about the glomerulus than other places in the body?
Endothelial cells are not tightly connected to each other leading to easier permeabilty
What holds filtered blood?
Bowman’s capsule
Where is reabsorption the greatest?
Proximal tubule and it declines distally towards the collecting ducts
Proximal tubules reabsorbs?
65% of sodium and highly permeable for water
Loop of Henle reabsorbs?
25% of sodium
Thin descending limb reabsorbs
Water but not sodium
Early distal tubule and distal convoluted tubules reabsorb?
5% of sodium
NO water or urea
Sodium reabsorption is controlled by?
Aldosterone
Water reabsorption is controlled by?
ADH
What is a major determinant of extracellular fluid volume?
NaCl
What do diuretics do?
Increase the rate of urine flow and sodium and chloride excretion
Diuretics –>
Increase Na and Cl excretion –> Decreased ECF volume –> decreased venous return –> Decreased cardiac output –> Decreased BP