FINALS KDNY Flashcards
straining of fluid into the nephron
Glomerular filtration
reatment of edema (movement of fluid into the interstitial spaces)
Diuretic Agents
Block the chloride pump which keeps the chloride and the sodium in the tubule to be excreted in the urine
Thiazide-Like
Diuretics
Block the chloride pump in the ascending loop of Henle
Loop Diuretics
Drugs of choice when a rapid and extensive diuresis is needed
Loop Diuretics
Block the effects of carbonic anhydrase, which slows down the movement of hydrogen ions
Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
Act to cause the loss of sodium while retaining potassium. May act as an aldosterone antagonist,
Potassium-sparring diuretics
patients who are especially at risk if hypokalemia develops
Potassium-sparring diuretics
Pull water into the renal tubule without sodium loss
Osmotic Diuretics
Used in cases of increased cranial pressure and acute renal failure due to shock
Osmotic Diuretics
Reflex reaction of the body to the loss of fluid or sodium
Fluid Rebound
inflammation of the pelvises of the kidney
Pyelonephritis
block the spasms of urinary tract muscles
Urinary Tract Antispasmodics
dye that is used to relieve that pain
Urinary Tract Analgesic
used to coat or adhere to the bladder mucosal wall and protect it from irritation related to solutes in the urine
pentosan polysulfate sodium
used to block the contriction of arterioles in the bladder and urinary tract
Alpha adrenergic blockers
used to treat BPH by blocking testosterone production
Finasteride
inflammation of the lungs
Pneumonia
collapse of once-expanded lung tissue
Atelectasis
accumulation of copious amounts of very thick secretions in the lungs
Cystic Fibrosis
block the cough reflex
Antitussives
decrease the blood flow to the upper respiratory tract and decrease the overproduction of secretions
Decongestants
increase productive cough to clear the airways
Expectorants
abuse of the decongestant
rhinitis medicamentosa