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Pharmacology and Kidneys Flashcards

1
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2 names of loop diuretics?

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Furosemide

Bumetanide

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Indication for loop diuretics?

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  • Pulmonary oedema
  • CHF
  • CKD
  • Hepatic cirrhosis with ascites
  • Diuretic-resistant oedema (in combo with thiazide)
  • Add on for HT
  • Reduce acute hypercalcaemia
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Mode of action for loop diuretics?

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-Absorbed in GI tract 
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-Bind to Plasma proteins 
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Enter nephron by OAT 
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Targets Cl- site & blocks the NKCC2 triple transporter on the apical surface of the tubular epithelium (thick ascending loop of henle TAL) 
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Decrease tonicity of the medullary interstitium 
-Prevent dilution of filtrate in TAL 
-Increase Na+ load delivered to distal nephron (causing K+ loss_
-Increase Ca2+ and Mg2+ excretion 
-Additional venodilator action
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What is an OAT?

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Organic anion transporter

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What site do loop diuretics target?

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Cl-

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What is result of Loop diuretics blocking NKCC2 triple transporter?

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Prevents dilution of filtrate in TAL

-Increasing Na+ load delivered to distal nephron

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Contraindications for loop diuretic?

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Hypovolaemia/dehydration

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Be cautious of what with loop diuretics?

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Hypokalaemia
Hyponatraemia
Hepatic encephalopathy
Gout

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Side effects of loop diuretic?

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  • Hypokalaemia
  • Metabolic acidosis (increased H+ secretion)
  • Hypocalcaemia
  • Hypomagnesaemia
  • Hypovolaemia & hypotension
  • Hyperuricaemia (can precipitate acute gout)
  • Dose related hearing loss
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Example of thiazide diuretic?

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Bendroflumethiazide

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Indications for thiazide diuretic?

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HT 
Mild heart failure 
Severe resistant oedema (combo with loop)
Renal stone disease 
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
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Mechanism of thiazide diuretic?

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  • Absorbed from GI Tract to enter nephron by OAT
  • Target CL- site and Block Na+/Cl- co-transporter
  • Prevents dilation of urine in early DCT
  • Increases Na+ load going to Collecting tubule (K+ loss)
  • Increases reabsorption of Ca2+
  • Additional vasodilator action
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Where is the Cl-/Na+ cotransporter?

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Tubular epithelium of early distal convoluted tubule

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Main mechanism of thiazide/thiazide-like diuretic?

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Increases reabsorption of Ca2+

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Contraindications of thiazide/thiazide-like diuretic?

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Hypokalaemia

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Be cautious using thiazide/TL diuretics if patient has?

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Hyponatraemia

Gout

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Side effects of thiazide/TL diuretics?

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  • Hypokalaemia
  • Metabolic alkalosis
  • Hypovolaemia & hypotension
  • Hypomagnesaemia
  • Hyperuricaemia (poss lead to gout)
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Impaired glucose tolerance in diabetics
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18
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Examples of thiazide-like diuretics?

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  • Chlortalidone
  • Indapamide
  • metolazone
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Indications for thiazide like diuretics?

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HT 
Mild heart failure 
Severe resistant oedema (combo with loop)
Renal stone disease 
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
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Mechanism of thiazide like diuretics?

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  • Absorbed from GI Tract to enter nephron by OAT
  • Target CL- site and Block Na+/Cl- co-transporter
  • Prevents dilation of urine in early DCT
  • Increases Na+ load going to Collecting tubule (K+ loss)
  • Increases reabsorption of Ca2+
  • Additional vasodilator action
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21
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Example of potassium sparing diuretics?

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Spironolactone
Eplerenone
Amiloride hydrochloride
Triamterene

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22
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Indications for potassium sparing diuretics?

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  • Heart failure
  • Primary
  • Hyperaldosteronism (Conns)
  • Resistant HT
  • Secondary hyperaldosteronism

Used in combo with thiazides and loops to prevent hyperkalaemia

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Mechanism of potassium sparing diuretics?

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Limited diuretic action

  • Competitive antagonists of aldosterone at cytoplasmic aldosterone receptors
  • increase Na+ excretion
  • Decrease K+ excretion
  • Block luminal Na channels in collecting tubules
  • Increase Na+ excretion
  • Decrease K+ excretion
  • Enter nephron via OCT in proximal tubule
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24
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What is spironolactone metabolised to?

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Rapidly spironolactone metabolised to canernone

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Contraindications of potassium sparing diuretic?

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  • Severe renal impairment
  • Anuria
  • Hyperkalaemia
  • Addison’s disease
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26
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Cautions for potassium sparing diuretic?

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Acute porphyria’s

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27
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Side effects of potassium sparing diuretic?

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Metabolic acidosis
AKI
Other random stuff

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28
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Triamterene has what type of GI absorption?

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Good GI absorption

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29
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Amiloride has poor GI absorption. True or False?

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True

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30
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Cautions using triamterene?

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DM
Gout
Can cause blue fluorescence of urine

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Side effects of triamterene?

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Diarrhoea
Hyperkalaemia
Uncommon- hyperuricaemia, reversible renal failure

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32
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Example of osmotic diuretics?

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Mannitol (IV)

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33
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Indications for osmotic diuretics?

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Prevention of acute hypovolaemic renal failure: maintains urine flow

-Emergency treatment of acutely raised intracranial pressure/intraocular (increases plasma osmolarity which extracts water from these compartments)

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Mechanism of osmotic diuretic?

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IV infusion enters nephron via simple glomerular filtration

  • Remains in filtrate (too polar for reabsorption)
  • Creates osmotic potential for water
  • Dilutes solute in proximal tubule (decreases force for sodium to move from tubular fluid into interstitium)
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Contraindications for osmotic diuretic?

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Anuria 
Intracranial bleeding 
Severe cardiac failure 
Severe dehydration 
Severe pulmonary oedema
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36
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Caution using osmotic diuretics if?

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Extravasation causes inflammation and thrombophlebitis

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37
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Side effects of osmotic diuretic?

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Pretty generic (wow specific)

38
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Example of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors?

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Acetazolamide

39
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Indications for carbonic anhydrase inhibitors?

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NOT USED AS DIURETIC ANYMORE

  • Glaucoma
  • Altitude sickness prophylaxis
40
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Mechanism of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors?

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Increase HCO3- excretion with Na+, K+, H20

41
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Contraindications of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors?

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  • Adrenocortical insufficiency
  • Metabolic acidosis
  • Hypokalaemia
  • Hyponatraemia
42
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Caution if using carbonic anhydrase inhibitors if?

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DM
Elderly
Renal calculi (stones)

43
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Side effects of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors?

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Metabolic acidosis
Haemorrhage
Nephrolithiasis

44
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Indications for citric acid with potassium citrate?

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Relief or discomfort i mild UTIs
-Alkalises urine

-May help prevent renal stone formation (ionised form is preferred- rather than crystal)

45
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Contraindications for citric acid with potassium citrate?

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Avoid in severe renal impairment

46
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Side effects of citric acid with potassium citrate?

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Hyperkalaemia
Nausea
Vomiting

47
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Name for synthetic ADH analogue?

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Desmopressin

48
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Indications for synthetic ADH analogue?

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Treatment for neurogenic diabetes insipidus
-Primary nocturnal enuresis
-Post-operative polyuria/polydipsia
(also an investigation)

49
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Mechanism of Synthetic ADH analogue?

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Specific to V2 receptor (found only in kidneys)

Acts to replace ADH that is otherwise not being secreted from the pituitary gland

50
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Contraindications for synthetic ADH analogue?

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  • Cardiac insufficiency
  • Conditions treated with diuretics
  • History of hyponatraemia
  • Polydipsia in alcohol dependence
  • SIADH
51
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Cautions with synthetic ADH analogue?

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Conditions aggravated by water retention, CF

52
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Side effects of synthetic ADH analogue?

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HYPONATRAEMIA

53
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Example of aquaretic/Vapten?

54
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Indications for aquaretic?

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-Hyponatraemia secondary to syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion

55
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Mechanism of aquaretic?

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-Competitive antagonists to V1 or V2 receptor (target the Hs protein specifically)
Blocks ADH effect
-Reduced permeability at apical membranes & enhanced water excretion via aquaporins (Na not removed with water)

56
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Contraindications for aquaretics?

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Anuria
Hypernatremia
Hypovolemic
Volume depletion

57
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Cautions when using aquaretics?

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Abnormal LFTs
Diabetes mellitius
Risk of dehydration
Urinary outflow obstruction

58
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How thiazide and loop diuretics cause K+ loss?

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  1. Increase Na+ load (loop/thiazide diuretics) produces enhanced Na+ reabsorption
  2. Results in charge separation= lumen more -ve causing DEpolarization of luminal vs basolateral membrane
  3. Increased driving force of K+ across luminal membrane enhanced K+ secretion (number of ROMK channels increase)
  4. Secreted K+ is washed away by increased urinary flow rate
59
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Syndromes that mimic diuretic effects?

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Gitelman Syndrome

Bartter syndrome

60
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Major sites of diuretic action in the nephron?

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PCT
Thick ascending loop of Henle
Early distal convoluted tubule
Collecting tubule and duct

61
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What exchanges happen in PCT?

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  • Na+ (passive Cl- reabsorption)

- Na+/H exchange

62
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Exchange in the thick ascending limb of loop of henle?

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Na+/K+/Cl- co-transport

63
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What is transport in thick ascending limb of loop of Henle blocked by?

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Loop diuretics- significant diuresis

64
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What is transport in PCT blocked by?

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Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
-Mild diuresis
Inhibit production of H2CO3 H+ and HCO3-

65
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Transport in early distal convoluted tubule?

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Na+/H+ exchange

Na+/Cl- co-transport

66
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What is Na+/H+ exchange blocked by?

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Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (mild diuresis)

67
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What is Na+/Cl- co-transport blocked by?

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Thiazide diuretics: modest diuresis

68
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What occurs in collecting tubule and duct?

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Na+/K+ exchanged

69
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What blocks Na+/K+ exchange in Collecting tubule and duct?

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Potassium sparing diuretics

70
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Site of diuretic action in nephron?

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Apical membrane

71
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OATs secrete what into PCT?

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Acidic drugs: thiazides, loop agents

72
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OCTs secrete what into PCT?

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Basic drugs: triamterene, amiloride

73
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Where do loop diuretics work on?

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Thick ascending loop of Henle

74
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If you use loop diuretics what will build up in the tubule?

75
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What does both loop and thiazide diuretics cause?

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Hypokalaemia

76
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What can loop diuretics cause?

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Hypocalcaemia

77
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What don’t thiazide diuretics cause?

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Hypocalcaemia

THEY = ORMOCALCAEMIA

78
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If an old person with osteoporosis needs diuretics which should you give them?

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THIAZIDE DIURETICS

79
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What are prostaglandins synthesized in response to?

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Ischaemia 
Mechanical trauma 
Angiotensin II 
ADH 
Bradykinin
80
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What would a NSAID and ACI combo be?

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DETRIMENTAL

81
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Effects of prostglandins?

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Vasodilators

Natriuretic

82
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What do NSAIDs inhibit?

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Enzyme cyclo-oxygenase 1 and cyclo-oxygenase 2

83
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What is cyclo-oxygenase 1 & 2 required for?

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Prostaglandin and thromboxane synthesis

84
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What effect do prostaglandins have?

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Vasodilatory effect on renal afferent arteriole, thereby increasing GFR

85
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How heavy is role of prostaglandins in a healthy individual?

86
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In states of volume depletion how effective are prostaglandins?

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Prostaglandin induced vasodilation is vital compensatory mechanism (Heat fauilure, dehydration)

87
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Why avoid NSAIDs in patients with renal impairment?

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Inhibition of renal prostaglandin synthesis can result in vasoconstriction of afferent arteriole and decreased GFR

88
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Angiotensin induces what?

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Vasoconstriction of efferent arteriole, therefore increasing intraglomerular perfusion pressure and GFR

89
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What happens to GFR when angiotensin is blocked by ACEis/ARBs?

90
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What can ACEis/ARBs cause?

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Hyperkalemia

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