Renal Flashcards
functional unit of kidney
nephron
nephron function
removes waste
mx ECF
when do you start trending toward kidney failure/uremia
loss of >50% nephrons
how many nephrons in kidney
1 million
how many nephrons are lost after age 40
10% per decade
how many nephrons do 80 year olds have
480-720k
if you have decr nephrons you have _____ GFR
decr GFR
CKD
acceleration of kidney ageing
early nephron
glomerulus
proximal tubule
descending loop of henle
proximal tubule function
reabsorb salts/H2O
descending loop of henle
permeable to H2O
–reabsorption of H2O via osmosis
as you move down the LoH, what happens to the [salt].
incr [salt] in ISF
mid nephron
ascending loop of henle
distal convoluted tubule
collecting duct
ascending LOH permeability
apearmeable to H2O
ascending LOH function
absorbs NaCl/K+
dilutes
counter current multiplier
ascending limb: pumps salt out
descending limb: incr H2O absorption
distal convoluted tubule function
adjusts salts
modulates pH
favors reabsorption
hyperkalemia reaction in distal convoluted tubule
DCT will secrete K+
– decr K+
collecting duct function
adjusts H2O
cortical collecting duct
upper 1/2
medullary collecting duct
lower 1/2
renal blood flow order
arcuate artery
interlobular artery
afferent arteriole
glomerulus
unfiltered
efferent arteriole
peritubular caps
vasa rector
interlobular vein
arcuate vein
renal vein
what contorls the level of vasoconstriction and vasodialtion
afferent arteriole
what surrounjds proximal and distal tubules
peritubular caps
function of peritubular caps
salt/H2O reabsorption
vasa rector includes
straight proximal tubule
ascending LoH
descending LoH
ascending LOH incr concentration of
salts (in ISF)
descending LOH incr concentration of
water
kidney size
0.5% of body mass
kidney blood flow
20% of CO
1L/min
why do kidneys need high blood flow
due to high filtration rate
high BF provides good control of ECF volume and osmolarity
what happens if BF is decr to kidneys
decr BF to paratubular caps
incr ischemia due to decr O2 supply with incr ATP demand
3 capillary beds
glomerulus
peritubular caps
vasa recta
glomerulus pressure
HIGH hydrostatic P
- promotes filtration
- incr peritubular oncotic P
peritubular caps pressure
HIGH oncotic P
- pulls salts/H2O INTO caps
vasa recta pressure
Low P
- osmotic gradient from counter current
urine producton steps
filtration
reabsorption by peritubular caps
secretion into tubular lumen
excretion
excretion equation
Exc = Fil - Reab + Sec
Filtered load equation
Fil = plasma [ ] x GFR
plasma [ ]:
Na+
Cl-
K+
H2O
Free Ca2+
Free Pi
fenestrated capillary endothelium
high permeability promotes filtration
basement membrane charge
(-) charge
basement membrane function
promotes filtration of small and (+) charged molecules
podocytes function
prevents filtration of large and (-) charged molecules
what glomular membrane changes incr filtration
sepsis
minimal change disease
what glomerular membrane changes decr filtration
endothelial cell swelling
basement remodeling
minimal change disease
decr podocytes
incr protein crossing
filtrate composition
low protein
no cells
no plts
plasma composition
high protein
cells
plts
sieving coefficient
[tubular fluid]/[plasma]
incr size _____ sieving coeff
decr sieving coeff
(+) charge _____ sieving coeff
incr sieving coeff
(-) charge ____ sieving coeff
decr sieving coeff
Pgc
glomerulus hydrostatic
== fluid OUT
Pi bs
bowman oncotic P
== Fluid OUT
Pi gc
glomerulus oncotic P
== fluid IN