Physiology Flashcards
Osmolarity
Number of solute particles per litre
Osmolarity of body fluids
300mosmol/L
Specific gravity
Weight of particles
Total body water exists as 2 major compartments
ECF
ICF
ECF includes:
Plasma
IF
Lymph and transcellular fluid
How are fluid compartments measured?
Tracers
Useful tracers
TBW: water
ECF: Inulin
Plasma: albumin
How to calculate volume
V = Dose/Concentration
Main ions in ECF
Na
Cl
HCO3-
Main ions in ICF
K
Mg
Negatively charged proteins
Changes in ICF/ECF during gain/loss of water
Similar changes (both increase or decrease)
Changes in ICF/ECF during gain/loss of NaCl
Opposite changes (one increases and other decreases)
What happens in gain/loss of isotonic fluid?
No change in fluid osmolarity, change in ECF only
Electrolyte
Any substance that dissolves to form free ions
What ion plays a role in establishing membrane potential?
K
Effects of hypokalaemia
Paralysis
Cardiac arrest
How is salt imbalance manifested?
Changes in ECF volume
2 types of nephron
Juxtamedullary
Cortical
Juxtamedullary nephrons
Long loop of henle
Vasa recta
Concentrated urine
Cortical nephrons
Short loop of henle
Peritubular capillaries
Function of macula densa
Modified tubular cells
Sense NaCl content
Granular/juxtamedullar cells
Secrete renin
What % of plasma that enters glomerulus is filtered?
20%
Rate of filtration
[X]plasma x GFR
Rate of excretion
[X]urine x urine flow rate (Vu)
Rate of reabsorption
Rate of filtration - Rate of excretion
Filtration > Excretion
Rate of secretion
Rate of excretion - Rate of filtration
Filtration
3 layers of filtration barrier/glomerular membrane
Glomerular capillary endothelium
Basement membrane
Slit processes of podocytes
Forces comprising net filtration pressure
Glomerular capillary hydrostatic pressure (55) BPgc
Bowman’s capsule hydrostatic pressure (15) HPgc
Glomerular Capillary oncotic pressure (30) COPgc
Bowman’s capsule oncotic pressure (0) COPbc
Net filtration pressure
10mmHg
Major determinant of net filtration pressure
Glomerular capillary hydrostatic pressure (BPgc)
Constant along capillary (due to back pressure, smaller efferent)
GFR
Rate at which protein free plasma is filtered
Kf x net filtration pressure
What happens to urine if GFR increases/decreases?
GFR increases = more urine
GFR decreases = less urine
Extrinsic regulation of GFR
Sympathetic control - baroreceptor reflex
BPgc controlled by vasoconstriction/dilation
Intrinsic autoregulation of GFR
Myogenic mechanism
Tubuloglomerular feedback
Effect of vasoconstriction on GFR
Less blood flow = decreased BPgc = decreased GFR
Effect of vasodilation on GFR
More blood flow = increased BPgc = increased GFR
Autoregulation
Stops short term changes in BP affecting GFR
Myogenic mechanism of autoregulation
Increased BP = vascular smooth muscle stretched = vasoconstriction of afferent
Tubuloglomerular feedback mechanism of autoregulation
If GFR rises = more NaCl detected by JGA = vasoconstriction of afferent
Which type of control can override?
Extrinsic control, e.g. in haemorrhage
What pathology increases HPbc
Kidney stone
Decreased GFR
What pathology increases COPgc
Diarrhoea
Decreased GFR
What pathology decreases COPgc
Burns
Increased GFR
What pathology decreases Kf
Physical damage
Decreased GFR
Plasma clearance
Measure of how effectively plasma cleared of a substance ml/min
How to calculate clearance
Rate of excretion/Plasma concentration
Inulin and creatinine clearance
= GFR
Filtered, not reasorbed or secreted
Glucose clearance
= 0
Filtered, completely reabsorbed