module 2- renal review Flashcards
kidney function
filter toxins out of blood
7 kidney functions
1) regulate electrolytes
2) regulate water balance
3) maintain pH
4) excrete metabolic wastes
5) excrete foreign compounds
6) secrete hormones
7) convert vitamin D to active form
location of kidneys
retroperitoneal on back
functional unit of a kidney
nephron
2 parts of a nephron
vascular: blood containing
tubular: urine/filtrate containing
path of blood to kidneys
renal artery -> smaller arteries -> afferent arteriole -> glomerulus
path of filtrate to kidneys
efferent arteriole -> peritubular capillaries -> renal vein
cortical vs juxtamedullary nephron
c-dips slightly into medulla, located in cortex of loop of henle
j: extends deeply into medullar, bowmans capulse is in cortex
3 steps to urine formation
1) filtration
2) tubular reabsorption
3) tubular secretions
what is filtered out vs not filtered
filtered: plasma, electrolytes, small peptides
not: plasma proteins, red/white blood cells, neg charged compounds
3 forces that drive glomerular filtration
1) capillary blood pressure - pushes plasma into bowmans capsule
2) plasma- colloid osmotic pressure- higher concentration inside
3) bowmans capulse hydrostatic pressure - backflow that pushes plasma out
what if GFR & how is it regulated
glomerular filtration rate
- autoregulation
- SNS control
autoregulation of GFR
- myogenic stretch: too much pressure = decrease blood flow via constriction
- tubuloglomerular feedback: drop in BP = vasodilation
- granular cells send signals to mascula cells to dilate or constrict arteriole
SNS control of regulation of GFR
decreases GFR & decreases BP
rates of tubular reabsorption of water, sodium, glucose, urea & waste products
water: 99%
sodium: 99.5%
glucose: 100%
urea: 50%
waste: 0%
3 elements secreted in tubular portion
sodium, glucose, AA & phosphate
renal clearance definition
how much plasma volume is cleared out
renal clearance equation
[solute in urine] x urine flow / [solute in plasma]
where does urine concentration occur
renal medulla
how does the kidney concentrate urine
ADH= allows concentrated urine, binds to V2 receptors & forms aquaporins for water to pass through
how do diuretcs & caffeine work
dureitics: block V2 receptors = pee more = less volume in body = BP decreases
caffiene/alcohol: ADH drops b/c they inhibit ADH = urine cannot be concentrated = pee large volumes of dilute urine
anatomical adaptations in aird vs wet environments for urine concentration
wet: low urine concentration
dry: high urine concentration
2 factors that cause variation in urine
1) longer loops of henle = more concentrated urine
2) species
4 physiological consequences of dysfunctional kidneys
1) decreased ability to concentrate urine
2) decreased waste removal
3) hyperkalemia
4) metabolic acidosis
4 urinary conditions
1) UTI
2) blockage
3) autoimmune kidney disease
4) bladder rupture
dialysis
blood from patient is pumped through system, dialysate fluid goes through gradient, is discarded, and clean blood is pumped back
peritoneal dialysis
isotonic solution is pumped into abdomen
descending vs ascending loop of henle
descending: filtering water into medulla
ascending: filtering salt into medulla
what do ace inhibitors do to BP
decrease
metabolic acidosis
gain of acid, loss of bicarb
metabolic alkalosis
loss of H or trap of H in GI tract, gain of bicarb
respiratory acidosis
hypoventilation
respiratory alkalosis
hyperventilation