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L3 and L4 Measuring GFR And Renal Clearance Flashcards

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GFR gives a rough measure of the number of …

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Functioning nephrons

Decreased GFR is a key sign of renal disease

A reduction in GFR may indicate a disease progression, or development of a reversible problem

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Grading of chronic renal insufficiency and dosages of drugs secreted by kidneys are based on…

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GFR (glomerular filtration rate)

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Experimentally, the polysaccharide ______ is often used to measure GFR

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Inulin

Inulin clearance = GFR

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If a material is neither reabsorbed or secreted by the nephron, then…

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What goes in must come out

GFR = (Ux)(V)/Px

Where:
Ux = concentration of x in the urine
V = Urine rate
Px = concentration of x in the plasma

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The perfect marker for GFR is freely filtered but neither _________ nor _________

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Neither reabsorbed nor secreted

Inulin clearance is the gold standard but it is not commonly used clinically

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_____________ clearance and plasma _____________ concentration are frequently used as indicators of GFR in clinical practice

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Creatinine

Other techniques: EDTA, iothalamate clearance

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Creatinine is produced by ____________ at a relatively constant rate from breakdown of ___________________.

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Skeletal muscle, creatine phosphate

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Why use creatinine to measure GFR?

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It is freely filtered, not reabsorbed, and is only slightly secreted

It is also already at a steady-state concentration in the blood, if formation and excretion are stable

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Blood creatinine levels can provide an estimate of …

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GFR over the preceding hours

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Calculation of GFR by determining creatinine clearance can be described by the following formula:

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Ccr = (Ucr)(V)/Pcr ≈ GFR

Where:
Ccr = Creatinine clearance
Ucr = concentration of creatinine in urine (mg/100ml)
V = volume of urine (ml/min)
Pcr = concentration of creatinine in plasma (mg/100ml)

Normal Ccr ≈ 80-110 ml/min/1.73m2

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Method for sample collection in order to properly measure GFR

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Patient voids on arising at 7 am, urine discarded

Urine collected for 24 hours, including specimen on arising on the following morning at 7 am

Blood same also taken during the same 24 hour period

Ccr = (U x V) / P
Where U = concentration of Cr in urine
V = volume of urine
P = Concentration of Cr in plasma

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If a patient’s
Urine flow (V) = 2.0 ml/min
Urine [Cr] = 0.6 mg/ml
Plasma [Cr] = 0.01 mg/ml

What is the patient’s GFR?

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GFR = (U x V)/P = (0.6 x 2.0)/(0.01) = 120 ml/min

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What if all you have is the plasma [Cr]?

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You can estimate GFR based upon their inverse relationship.

Several algorithms exist for estimating GFR based on plasma creatinine, based on large data sets

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The different algorithms used to estimate GFR based on plasma creatinine

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Cockcroft-Gault equation
- requires age, weight, sex and Pcr

MDRD 4 (Modification of Diet in Renal Disease)
- requires age, sex, race, and Pcr

Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI)
- requires age, sex, race, and Pcr

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What is Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

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Amino acid catabolism in the liver produces urea —> urea synthesis varies with protein intake and liver function —> about 1/2 of the filtered urea is reabsorbed (reabsorption increases when GFR is low)

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________ is not a good GFR marker

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BUN

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__________ represents the volume of plasma that is cleared of a given solute per minute.

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Clearance

Cx = (Ux)(V)/(Px)

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Normal Cr clearance is ________ for females and _________ for males

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≈85-125 ml/min for females
≈97-140 ml/min for males

Clearance of a secreted substance will be greater than Ccr, thus greater than GFR

Clearance of reabsorbed substances will be less than Ccr and less than GFR (ex: glucose, complete reabsorption, clearance is zero)

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If GFR = 125 ml/min (from Cr plasma)
Px = 0.02 mg/ml
Ux = 0.10 mg/ml
V = 2.5 ml/min

Is Substance X secreted or reabsorbed?

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Start with clearance:

Cx = (Ux x V)/Px = (0.10 x 2.5)/0.02 = 12.5 ml/min

12.5 < 125

Substance X is reabsorbed

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If GFR = 125 ml/min
Px = 0.008 mg/ml
Ux = 2.5 mg/ml
V = 1.8 ml/min

Is Substance X secreted or reabsorbed?

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Cx = (2.5 x 1.8)/0.008 = 562.5 ml/min

562.5 > 125

Substance x is secreted

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If GFR = 125 ml/min
P(ur) = 0.15 mg/ml
U(ur) = 3.9 ml/ml
V = 2.5 ml/min

Is Urea secreted or reabsorbed?

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C(ur) = (3.9 x 2.5)/0.15 = 65

65 < 125

Approximately 1/2 of filtered urea is reabsorbed

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For glucose:
GFR = 125 ml/min
P(glucose) = 1.0 mg/ml
U(glucose) = 0 mg/ml
V = 2.5 ml/min

Is glucose reabsorbed or secreted?

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Because U = 0, and C = (UxV)/P so C = 0

100% of the filtered glucose is reabsorbed

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Clearance ratios allow us to compare the clearance of any substance with…

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Inulin clearance

Clearance ratio = C(x)/C(inulin)

If C(x)/C(inulin) = 1.0 the substance must also be a GFR marker (filtered, but neither secreted nor absorbed)

C(x)/C(inulin) < 1.0 —> Either substance is not filtered, or it is filtered and reabsorbed

C(x)/C(inulin) > 1.0 —> The substance is filtered and secreted

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What does Para-Aminohippurate (PAH) tell us about renal plasma flow?

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Since all the blood is cleared of PAH, C(PAH) is an estimate of RPF.

PAH in plasma —> some PAH is filtered —> all the remaining PAH is secreted —> all of the PAH is excreted in urine, none is left in the plasma

C(PAH) = (Upah x V)/Ppah = (540ml/min)(1)/(1) = 540 ml/min ≈ RPF

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If we use PAH to estimate RPF, how can we determine renal blood flow (RBF)?
RBF = RPF/(1-Hct) If Hct = 0.4 and RPF = 540 ml/min (from previous example): RBF = (540)/(1-0.4) = 900 ml/min
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The process by which a protein-free filtrate that is otherwise identical to plasma is produced
Glomerular filtration
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The process by which waste products, metabolites, toxins etc are removed from the peritubular capillaries into the lumen of the tubule
Tubular secretion
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The process by which valuable molecules (glucose, amino acids, etc) are moved from the tubular lumen back to the peritubular capillaries
Tubular reabsorption
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_________ ≠ secretion, but is simply the loss of a substance from the body in the urine
Excretion
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The amount of a material in the glomerular filtrate is referred to as the ...
Filtered load (FL, units are mg/min) FL = (GFR)(Px)
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The amount of a material lost in urine is referred to as the ...
Excretion rate (ER, units are mg/min) ER = (Ux)(V)
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The amount of material added to (secreted) or removed (reabsorbed) from glomerular filtrate
Transport rate (Tx, units = mg/min) Tx = FL - ER
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If transport rate is positive, then some material was ...
Removed from the filtrate by reabsorption
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If transport rate is negative, then some material was ...
Added to the filtrate by secretion
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Renal handling of different plasma constituents
Substance % Reabsorbed Na+ 99.4 K+ 93.3 Cl- 99.2 HCO3- 100 Urea 53 Glucose 100 Total solute 98.9 Water 99.4
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The two routes for reabsorption
Paracellular (between cells in the “leaky” epithelium) Transcellular (across the luminal membrane and basolateral membrane)
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Different mechanisms for facilitating transcellular reabsorption
Simple diffusion (usually via pores) Facilitated diffusion (carrier mediated) Primary active transport (NaK-ATPase, H+-ATPase, H/K-ATPase, Ca2+-ATPase) Secondary active transport (reabsorption of AAs, glucose, lactate, citrate, phosphate, etc coupled to Na+ gradient) Endocytosis
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By what mechanisms is glucose reabsorbed?
1) at the luminal/apical membrane, Glucose is transported into the cell by secondary active transport. (Note, much more glucose is moved than Na+) 2) at the basolateral membrane, glucose is transported into the ISF via facilitated diffusion
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______% of Na+ in the filtrate is reabsorbed in the __________.
67% in the proximal tubule (Via Active Transport) 25% is reabsorbed in the LOH via active transport 8% is reabsorbed in the distal tubule and collecting duct via active transport (but subject to control by aldosterone)
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______% of water is reabsorbed in the ______
65% in the proximal tubule (via passive transport, or solute-linked) 15% in the LOH (also passive or solute-linked) 20% in distal/collecting duct but NOT solute linked - regulated by ADH
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In the distal tubule and collecting duct, ______ reabsorption is controlled by aldosterone and ______ reabsorption is regulated by ADH.
``` Na+ = aldosterone Water = ADH ```
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Na+ is transported across the basolateral membrane back into the peritubular capillary by ...
The Na+/K+-ATPase. Water follows Na+ passively via diffusion
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What drives fluid movement from the nephron lumen into the peritubular capillaries?
1) Active transport of Na+ across the basolateral membrane 2) Slight osmotic gradient then “pulls” water from the nephron lumen into the basolateral compartment 3) Anions (Cl- etc) follow Na+ 4) π(PC) is the primary force driving fluid movement from the BL compartments into the peritubular capillaries
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Reabsorption of water and electrolytes is considered to be __________ in the proximal tubule
Isosmotic
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Mechanisms for reabsorbing Na+, Cl-, glucose, phosphate, citrate, lactate, and amino acids in the proximal tubule
Na+ enters PT cells via cotransport w/ organic and Na+/H+ antiport Cl- enters peritubular capitallry via paracellular routes (and other routes) Na+ leaves the cell by Na+/K+ ATPase or via contransport with HCO3-
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How does Angiotensin II influence Na+ reabsorption by the proximal tubule?
Stimulates Na+/H+ exchange a rose the apical membrane (NHE family of transporters) Increases Na+ reabsorption and H+ secretion
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How does sympathetic nerve activity influence Na+ reabsorption by the proximal tubule?
Stimulates Na+ reabsorption
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How does Parathyroid Hormone influence Na+ reabsorption by the proximal tubule?
Inhibits Na+/phosphate cotransport Increases urinary excretion of phosphate
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The tubular fluid to plasma concentration ratio (TF/P) for freely filtered solutes in Bowman’s capsule is...
1 Because the only thing that doesn’t get filtered is proteins, so the tubular fluid and plasma concentrations for every other filterable solute is the same
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Water and solutes are reabsorbed along the length of ...
The proximal tubule (PT)
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The TF/P ratio for ________ shows that the volume of the tubule fluid is decreasing
Inulin Because inulin is neither secreted nor reabsorbed, its TF/P ratio rises at a constant rate as the you move down the proximal tubule
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________ can produce very small TF/P ratios
Reabsorption
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If TF/Px (tubular fluid to plasma concentration) = 1.0, then ...
Reabsorption has been exactly proportional to the reabsorption of water
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If TF/Px (tubular fluid to plasma concentration) < 1.0, then ...
Reabsorption of the substance has occurred to a greater extent than water
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If TF/Px (tubular fluid to plasma concentration) > 1.0, then ...
Reabsorption of the substance has been less than water, OR there has been net secretion of the substance
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TF/P(inulin) (tubular fluid to plasma concentration of inulin) is used as a marker because:
Because it is only filtered (neither secreted nor reabsorbed), it’s concentration in the tube is solely determined by the movement of water
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In renal transport systems, the maximal rate at which a particular solute can be transported is referred to as the
Tubular Maximum (Tm) Below the Tm, all of the filtered load is reabsorbed The portion of the load above Tm is excreted
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Tubular maxima are primarily found in the ___________.
Proximal tubule, due to saturation of membrane transport proteins
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Tm for glucose describes the...
Maximum rate at which glucose can be reabsorbed. Above Tm, glucose begins to appear in the urine (is excreted).
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For glucose the ___________ refers to the plasma concentration where glucose first appears in the urine
Threshold Depends on the GFR and Tm
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Due to the heterogeneity of nephrons, not all nephrons have the same Tm, which can be visualized on the glucose titration curve as ...
Splay
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Changing the GFR does not effect the _____ but it does effect _____.
Does not effect Tm (transport maximum is a constant) DOES effect Threshold Example: Decreasing GFR increases the threshold (plasma concentration at which you will see the substance in urine) Increasing GFR decreases the threshold
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Examples of solutes that have Transport Maxima (Tm)
``` Sugars (glucose, fructose, galactose) Amino acids Metabolic intermediates (lactate, ketone bodies, kreb’s cycle intermediates) Phosphate ions Water-soluble vitamins Proteins and peptides ```
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An excess amount of an unreabsorbed solute (ie mannitol) __________ osmotic water flow from lumen to basolateral spaces
Inhibits This is how osmotic diuretics like mannitol work) Causes sodium back-diffusion into the lumen of the tubule —> increased loss of water and electrolytes in the urine
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__________ can result in a rapid loss of sodium and water (polyuria)
Osmotic diuresis Example: mannitol, a non-reabsorbed carbohydrate can be given IV to induce an osmotic diuresis Can accompany: A high filtered load of urea When the glucose load exceeds Tm in diabetic patients, the excess glucose in filtrate drives osmotic diuresis
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The two main transport mechanisms for tubular secretion are:
One transporter for organic cations One transporter for organic anions Both very non-specific
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How do the kidneys know to secrete metabolites, waste products, or foreign chemicals?
They are “tagged” (conjugated) by the liver, turning them into cations/anions
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Organic anions are secreted via ...
Tertiary active transport At the basolaminar membrane, the Na/K ATPase allows for the secondary transport of alpha-KG into the cell via secondary tranport. The aKG then is exchanged for PAH via the OAT (organic anion transporter), making it a tertiary active transport system. The PAH then leaves the cell on the apical side via a PAH-anion antiporter
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Most organic anion secretion involves OAT-1 and OAT-3 transporters located in the...
Basolateral membranes of proximal tubule cells
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Organic cation transport is handled by...
Several OCT transports, also located in the proximal tubule
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Organic anion transporters (OAT) and cation transporters (OTC) exhibit...
Saturation kinetics, and therefore have a Transport Maximum (Tm)
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Most secretion occurs in the ...
Late proximal tubule True for both organic cations and anions

Phys II Unit 1 (10 decks)

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