L14. Pt 2 Flashcards
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
Volume of blood filtered/ time
If Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is too high what happens
Lose of too much water and salt ➡️ dehydration & electrolyte imbalance
If Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is too low it causes
Accumulation of wastes - which is toxic
How much urine needed to be made/created a day?
400ml/day
What effects Glomerular Filtration rate (GFR)
Dehydration & blood loss
Intrinsic regulation of GFR goal
ensure each nephron operates optimally for waste removal
Extrinsic regulation of GFR goal
To maintain BP by conserving water
What are the 2 intrinsic regulation mechanisms of GFR
Myogenic mechanism & Tubuloglomerular feedback
Goal of Myogenic mechanism
Keep glomerular filtration rate (GFR) constant as mean arterial BP changes from 70-180mmHg and protects the glomerulus
In the Myogenic mechanism what happens if GFR is too high? What about too low?
Too high GFR = stretched smooth muscle of afferent arteriole (smooth muscle contracts) ➡️ decrease GFR
Too low GFR = relaxed (dilated) smooth muscle ➡️ increase GFR
Goal of Tubuloglomerular feedback
Decrease GFR when too much filtrate is moving through tubules
In the tubloglomerular feedback if filtrate is too high what happens/ too low?
Too high filtrate = macula densa cells release ATP ➡️ contraction of afferent arteriole smooth muscle ➡️ decrease GFR
Too low filtrate - macula densa cells decrease ATP release ➡️ dilation of afferent arteriole smooth muscle ➡️ increase GFR
What do macula densa cells sense
Increase filtrate - Nacl (salt) & H2o (water) in tubular fluid
Goal of Extrinsic regulation of GFR and why it does that
Maintain BP by conserving h2o
Reason= maintains perfusion pressure
What’s the reason for maintaining BP by conserving h2o
Maintain perfusion pressure
Extrinsic regulation of GFR mechanism (sympathetic NS)
Decrease blood pressure (stimulus) ➡️ baroreceptor reflex ➡️ increase sympathetic NS activity ➡️ increase in CO & vasoconstriction in skin/ GI tract = increase TPR
Afferent arteriole diameter greater than efferent arteriole
TRUE or FALSE
True: has greater filtration presssure
What are the two responses to decrease Blood pressure (BP)
- Baroreceptor reflex
- RAAS (Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System)
The baroreceptor reflex
- only works w/ adequate blood volume
- an immediate response mediated by the Sympathetic NS
- increases BP
RAAS: Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System
- corrects for inadequate blood volume
- not an immediate response (follows Baroreceptor reflex)
- initiated by kidneys/ mediated by hormones (Renin, Angiotensin 2)
- increase BP & Blood volume
RAAS: Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System Mechanism
Stimulus = decrease blood pressure = decrease blood flow to kidneys ➡️
Regulation of sodium
If BP low - save na+ ➡️ increase BP