Renal Flashcards
ureters and uterine arteries
water under the bridge
ureters pass under and behind the uterine arteries (and veins) and the vas deferens
gyn procedures may damage ureter
ureter starts anterior to the internal iliac (in the true pelvis) and then courses posterior to the uterine artery
note: gonadal arteries come off the aorta - below the level of the renal arteries
- first posterior to the gonadal artery
- then medial
JG apparatus
mesangial cells + JG cells (modified smooth muscle cells of afferent arteriole) + macula densa (at tip of thick ascending limb)
macula densa - senses NaCl concentration of filtrate
- decreased in NaCl concentration = not enough fluid was filtered –>
1) decreases resistance to blood flow in afferent arterioles –> returns GFR to normal
2) increases renin release
macula densa
senses decreased NaCl delivery to DCT –> adenosine release –> vasoconstriction
calcitriol
produced by the PCT cells
Cr and eGFR
Cr is freely filtered - also secreted to a small extent
afferent arteriole
juxtaglomerular cells
more a1 receptors on afferent arteriole
ang 2
renin - released in response to DEcreased volume (so decreased BP, decreased Na delivery to macula densa, increased SNS/b1 tone)
- b-blockers (and clonidine) decrease renin secretion
vasoconstricts - efferent and afferent arterioles, low levels increase GFR, high levels decrease GFR
-ang2 protects GFR during vasoconstriction - because efferent arteriole constricts more
stimulates Na/H exchange in PCT - contraction alkalosis
pressor effects - vasoconstricts by acting on AT1 receptors on vascular smooth muscle
-affects baroreceptor function so reflex bradycardia does not occur
aldosterone secretion
stimulates hypothalamus + ADH secretion
PGs
E2 and I2 are produced by kidneys
vasodilation of afferent and efferent
activated by stimuli that activate SNS and RAAS - modulate vasoconstriction, which would otherwise lead to renal failure
dopamine
acts like a rest and digest hormone at low levels
- dilates cerebral, cardiac, splanchnic, and renal arterioles
- constricts skeletal muscle and cutaneous arterioles
can be administered during hemorrhage
adenosine
vasoconstricts
ATP, thromboxane also vasoconstricts
other vasoconstrictors: endothelin
Hartnup disease
AR - inability to reabsorb tryptophan –> niacin deficiency
- pellagra-like symptoms = 4Ds - diarrhea, dementia (and hallucinations), dermatitis (C3/C4 broad collar rash), hyperpigmentation of sun-exposed limbs, death
urea handling
passive reabsorption (with water)
thin descending loop - urea secreted (into the lumen)
- UT1 transporter is activated by ADH - inserted into inner medullary cortical ducts
- corticocapillary osmotic gradient increases in the presence of ADH
thick ascending onwards - IMPERMEABLE to urea
morphine
organic base
organic acids and bases are excreted in proximal tubule
-treat aspirin OD by alkalinizing urine
resorptive functions of kidney
early PCT - NaHCO3- (glucose, aas, acids/etc.), lumen has negative charge (loss of Na+, glucose)
-phosphate, Ca2+
late PCT - NaCl, paracellular Cl- transport, lumen negative (Na+ follows into blood)
thin descending limb - permeable to water and urea (water moves out of tubule, solutes move into tubule)
thin ascending limb - permeable to NaCl, impermeable to water
thick ascending limb - impermeable to water, Na/K/2Cl transporter
- K+ and Cl- diffuse in blood, some K+ leaks back into lumen (lumen positive)
- lumen postive!! - drives Ca2+ and Mg2+ reabsorption
- loop diuretics bind at Cl- site
early DCT - impermeable to water, NaCl transporter
- thiazides act here
- there is also an Na/Ca antiporter on the BL membrane - activated by PTH
late DCT and collecting ducts
- principal cells (Na+ reabsorption and K+ secretion)
- a-intercalated cells (K+ reabsorption and H+ secretion)
- aldosterone and ADH (controls permeability of principal cells)
other things:
- SNS - vasoconstricts afferent arterioles, increased proximal tubule reabsorption
- ANP (acts via cGMP) - respond to increased volume
- vasodil and decreased Na+ reabsorption in late distal tubules and collecting ducts
- dilates afferent, constricts efferent, contributes to aldosterone escape mechanism - BNP - responds to increased tension, good negative predictive value for heart failure
- nesiritide is a BNP analog - used in acute decompensated heart failure
PTH
inhibits! Na-phosphate reabsorption
-binds to BL Gs-adenyl cyclase receptor
hallmarks of PTH action - urinary cAMP (travels through luminal channel) and phosphaturia
also decreases reabsorption of bicarbonate
K sparing diuretic
dont promote the excretion of K into urine
K- sparing diuretics block all functions of aldosterone
spironolactone - aldosterone antagonist, prevent aldosterone entry into nucleus
amiloride, triamterene - block eNaC
hypokalemia
K+ sets resting membrane potential
hypokalemia - insulin, b2 agonists, a antagonists, METABOLIC alkalosis
hyperkalemia - … hyperosmolarity
- plasma osm > cell osm
- -> water shifts out of cell and into plasma
- now, cell K+ concentration has increased significanlty
- -> K+ moves down its concentration gradient ==> hyperkalemia (of plasma)
thiazides and loop diuretics increase K+ secretion - why?
- upstream inhibition of Na+ reabsorption + increased urine flow rate
- more Na delivery to DCT and collecting ducts - drives Na/K exchange
Ca balance
99% contained in bone
40% bound to plasma proteins
PCT - Ca2+ transport follows Na+ transport, more Ca2+ absorption during volume contraction
thick ascending limb - paracellular absorption due to lumen positive potential
-loop diuretics inhibit Ca2+ reabsorption
early distal tubule - luminal Ca2+ channel, PTH increases Ca2+/Na2+ exchange – > PTH increases Ca2+ reabsorption
- thiazides increase Ca2+ reabsorption
phosphate balance
85% of phosphate contained in bone
phosphate in ECF is a buffer for H+ (phosphate = PO4,3-)
reabsorption in PCT and proximal straight tubule
when plasma osm increases
osmoreceptors in the anterior hypothalamus are stimulated
ADH functions
1) increases water perm of principal cells (V2 receptors)
2) increases activity of Na/K/Cl transporter in thick ascending limb
3) adds UT1 transporters to collecting ducts of inner medulla
demeclocycline - inhibits V2-ADH receptors
nephrogenic DI
treat with thiazides! - how?
1) inhibit Na/Cl transport in early DT
2) decreased Na+ reabsorption –> decreased ECF volume –> decreased GFR
3) decreased GFR causes increased reabsorption in proximal tubule
= less water filtered, more water reabsorbed
reflex bradycardia
decrease in heart rate when baroreceptors sense an increased blood pressure
- PSNS - vagus nerve releases Ach - binds M2 receptors –> bradycardia
safety mechanism so abnormal increases in blood pressure dont occur
acetazolamide
= sulfonAMIDE
used in urinary alkalinization, metabolic alkalosis/altitude sickness, and increased ICP (pseudotumor cerebri caused by vitamin A tox, glaucoma)
tox - hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis, NH3 tox
mannitol
osmotic diuretic - used in DKA, drug OD
tox - pulmonary edema because - it initially increases plasma oncotic pressure and thus VOLUME –> pulm edema
thiazides
tox - hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, hyponatremia, hyperglycemia, HLD, hyperuricemia, hypercalcemia, sulfa allergy
loop diuretics
furosemide, bumetanide, ethacyrnic acid
tox- OH DANG
- ototox, hypokalemia, dehydration, (sulfa) allergy, (interstitial nephritis), gout
- ethacrynic acid - can cause hyperuricemia
side note - loops also stimulate PG release
ACEI
uses - HTN (prevents unfavorable heart remodeling), HF, proteinuria, diabetic nephropathy (decreases intraglomerular pressure, slows GBM thickening)
inhibition of ACE prevents inactivation of bradykinin
contraindicated in C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency –> angioedema
teratogen
ARB
blocks binding of ang2 to AT1 receptor
also a teratogen
aliskiren
direct renin inhibitor
tox of ACEi, ARB, and alikiren = hyperkalemia, hypotension, decreased renal function