Drugs that act on the kidney Flashcards
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Q
Anti diuretics (pressin)
A
act on the collecting tubule
lack of anti - diuretic hormone (ADH)
vasopressin - increaced BP
desmorpressin - no affect on BP.
Dosage balanced to allow some urine production to prevent water intoxification.
mechanism - released from posterior pituitary gland. Increases number of water channels (aquaporins) via V2 receptors.
