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Intro to Renal Physiology (5) Flashcards

1
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What are the 5 regulatory functions of the kidneys?

A

1- Extracellular fluid volume

2- Extracellular fluid osmolarity

3- Extracellular fluid ion composition

4- Clearance of metabolic end products, toxins and drugs

5- Endocrine

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2
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What percent of body weight does TBW account for? How many liters is this?

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60%

42L

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3
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What percent of body weight does intracellular fluid account for? How many liters is this?

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40%

28L

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4
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What percent of body weight does extracellular fluid account for? How many liters is this?

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20%

14L

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5
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What are the two main components of ECF? What are their percentages?

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Plasma- 25% (3 L)

Extravascular fluid- 75% (10L)

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6
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True or False: The solute composition and the osmolarity of the ICF and ECF are same.

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False:

The solute composition of the ICF and ECF is different and the ospolarity of the ICF and ECF are the same/

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7
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What organ is the only effector organ of regulated water and salt excretion?

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Kidneys

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8
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Where does unregulated water and salt loss from TBW occur?

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Sweat, feces, skin and lungs

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9
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What drives fluid distribution between plasma and interstitial fluid?

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The balance between hydrostatic pressure and osmotic pressure differences across the capillary wall

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10
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Which is higher on the arteriolar side of a capillary….hydrostatic pressure or oncotic pressure?

A

Hydrostatic pressure

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Which is higher on the venous side of a capillary….hydrostatic pressure or oncotic pressure?

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Oncotic pressure

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12
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What is the equation for filtration or reabsorption rate?

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= Lp [(Pc-Pi)- (Oc-Oi)]

Note: O= oncotic pressure

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13
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What is Lp?

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the hydraulic conductivity coefficient relating the magnitude of fluid volume transfer across the capillary wall per unit of hyrdostatic pressure difference or oncotic pressure difference

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14
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What determines of net filtration or reabsorption occurs aloong the length of the capillary?

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Balance of forces (hydrostatic and oncotic)

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15
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What is the definition for edema?

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the excess accumulation of fluid in the interstitial space due to cardiac, renal, hepatic or endocrine dysfunction

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16
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What is the cause of edema in congestive heart failure?

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Increased hydrostatic pressure on the venous end of the capillary

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17
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What is the cause of edema in renal and hepatic dystunction?

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Decreased oncotic pressure because of decreased plasma protein concentration.

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18
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True or False: Net movement of water between ICF and ECF is driven ONLY by osmotic pressure differences across the cell membrane.

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True

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19
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Describe the changes in isosmotic fluid expansion

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Increase in ECF volume

Dilution of plasma proteins

Decreased Hematocrit

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20
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Describe the changes seen in isosmotic volume contraction:

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Decreased ECF volume

Concentration of plasma proteins

Increased hematocrit

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21
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What are some causes of isosmotic volume contraction?

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Diarrhea, isosmotic/isotinic fluid loss from the ECF

22
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What causes isosmotic fluid expansion?

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Intravenous isosmotic/ isotonic fluid gain to ECF

23
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Describe the changes seen in hyperosmotic volume contraction:

A

Decreased ECF volume and Increased ECF osmolarity

This leads to movement of water from ICF to ECF.

Decreased ICF volume and increased ICF osmolarity

24
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What can cause hyperosmotic volume contraction?

A

Profuse sweating and/ or water deprivation

25
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Describe the changes seen in hyperosmotic fluid expansion:

A

Increased ECF osmolarity

This leads to movement of water from ICF to ECF

Decreased ICF volume and increased ICF osmolarity

26
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After the movement of water in hyperosmotic fluid expansion, what is the effect on ECF volume?

A

Increased volume to adjust for the increased osmolarity

27
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What can cause hyperosmotic fluid expansion?

A

High NaCl intake without fluids. Gain of solute in excess of water in the ECF.

28
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Describe the changes seen in hypoosmotic volume expansion:

A

Increased ECF volume and decreased ECF osmolarity

This leads to movement of water from ECF to ICF

Increased ICF volume and decreased ICF osmolarity

29
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What can cause hypoosmeotic volume expansion?

A

Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone….gain of water in excess of solute

30
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Describe the changes seen in hypoosmotic volume contraction:

A

Decreased ECF osmolarity

This leads to water moving from the ECF to ICF

Increased ICF volume and decreased ICF osmolarity

31
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What is the result of the adjustments made for hypoosmotic volume contraction?

A

Decreased ECF volume

32
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What can cause hypoosmotic volume contraction?

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Adrenal (aldosterone) insufficiency and decreased renal NaCl reabsorption (loss of solute in excess of water)

33
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What happens to the cell when there is an increase in ECF osmolarity?

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Cell shrinks

34
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What do cells do to compensate for an increase in ECF after they have shrunken?

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Cells activate solute uptake mechanisms to increased ICF osmolarity, driving water into cells to restore volume to normal

35
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What happens to the cell when there is a decrease in ECF osmolarity?

A

cell swelling

36
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What do cells do to compensate for a decrease in ECF after they have swelled?

A

Cells activate solute efflux mechanisms to decreased ICF osmolarity, driving water out of the cells to restore volume to normal

37
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What is filtration?

A

anatomical separation of an ultrafiltrate from the blood

38
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What is reabsorption?

A

the directional movement of solutes and water from the lumen of the kidney tubule to the peritubular surface

39
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What is secretion?

A

the directional movement of solutes (not water) from the peritubular side (blood side) of the kidney tubule to the lumenal surface

40
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What is synthesis?

A

Metabolism within kidney cells degrading and creating organic solutes or hormones apprearing in the blood or in the urine

41
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What is excretion?

A

The final result of filtration, reabsorption, secretion, and synthesis. It is the amount of solute and water eliminated in the urine.

42
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For solutes metabolized by the kidney:

Excretion=

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Filtered + Secreted +Synthesized - Reabsorbed

43
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For solutes not metabolized by the kidney:

Excreted=

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Filtered + secreted - Reabsorbed

44
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What are the three components of renal function:

A

1- glomerular filtration

2- Tubular secretion

3- tubular reabsorption

45
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Which is driven by a gradient in hydrostatic pressure…..filtration or osmosis?

A

Filtration

46
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How many liters a day of water are filtered? Excreted?

A

Filtered: 180

Excreted: 0.5-12

47
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How much Na is filtered and excreted?

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Filtered: 25,500

Excreted: +/- 100

48
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How much HCO3 is filtered and excreted?

A

Filtered: 1320

Excreted: +/- 4

49
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How much Cl- is filtered and excreted?

A

Filtered: 18000

Excreted:+/- 100

50
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How much glucose is filtered and excreted?

A

Filtered: 1100

Excreted:0

Unit 7: Physiology (19 decks)

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