NSAIDS

Question 1

What do people take these drugs for

Answer 1

Used for relieving mild pain, reducing inflammation and reduce High fevers

Question 2

What ways can these drugs affect the kidneys

Answer 2

Reduced blood flow to glomerulus( causes vasoconstriction, where arteries become narrower making it hard for blood to pass = less blood flow) , increases blood pressure ( more forces from each thing pushing through arteries) , some direct damage to renal arêtiers ( from high blood pressure and arteries constricting, substances in blood can damage the lining of the glomerulus )

Loses GFR glomerulus filtration rate, nsaids will slow down how the rate of filtration at the glomerulus. Less waste filtered from blood, more fluid and blood retained in body

Question 3

What aspects of normal kidney function is disrupted

Answer 3

Filtration, lowers glomerulus filtration rate