Renal Regulation of water and acid base balance Flashcards
What is osmolarity? How do you calculate it?
Concentration x No. of dissociated particles
= Osm/L OR mOsm/L
What is osmotic pressure directly proportional to?
number of solute particles
How much fluid is in the body?
total fluid volume = around 60% of body weight
What is a 1/3 of the fluid in the body?
Extracellular
What is 2/3 of the fluid in the body?
Intracellular
What is the distribution of extracellular fluid?
- 3/4: 95% interstitial fluid and 5% tranacellluar fluid
- 1/4 intravascular (plasma)
What makes up unregulated water loss?
- Sweat
- Feces
- Vomit
- Water evaporation from respiratory lining and skin
What makes up regulated water loss?
-Renal regulation (urine production)
How does renal regulation act in positive water balance?
- High water intake
- Increase ECF volume
- Decrease conc of na+ and Decrease osmolatity
- Hypoosmotic urine production
- Osmolarity normalizes
How does renal regulation act in negative water balance?
- Low water intake
- Decreased ECF volume, increased Na+ conc and increase osmolarity
- Hyperosmotic urine production
- Osmolarity normalizes
Why is there a gradient for water reabsorption?
reabsorbed through the passive process of osmosis
What are the conditions in the medullary interstitium and why?
- needs to be hyperosmotic
- for water reabsorption to occur from the Loop of Henle and Collecting duct
What is vasopressin / ADH?
protein (length of 9 amino acids)
What is the main function of ADH / vasopressin?
promote absoprtion from collecting duct
Where is ADH / vasopressin produced?
Hypothalamus (neurons in supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei)
Where is ADH / vasopressin stored?
posterior pituitary
What is plasma osmolarity usually?
275-290 mOsm/kg H2O (healthy adult)
What is needed for detection of plasma osmolarity by baroreceptors?
5-10% change required for detection by baroreceptors; information transmitted to hypothalamus
What is fluctuation of plasma osmolarity detected by?
osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus
What are the stimulatory factors influencing ADH production and release?
- Increased plasma osmolarity
- Hypovolemia (decreased BP
- Nausea
- Angiotensin II
- Nicotine
What are the inhibitory factors influencing ADH production and release?
- Decreased plasma osmolarity
- hypervolemia (increased BP)
- Ethanol
- Atrial natriuretic peptide
How does ADH support Na+ reabsorption and where when ADH is high?
- Thick ascending limb: ↑Na+ - K+ - 2Cl- symporter
- Distal convoluted tubule: ↑Na+ - Cl- symporter
- Collecting duct: ↑Na+ channel
What is the cause of central diabetes insipidus?
Decreased/negligent production and release of ADH
What are the clinical features of central diabetes insipidus?
- Polyuria
* Polydipsia
What is the treatment of central diabetes insipidus?
external ADH
What is the cause of syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion (SIADH)?
Increased production and release of ADH
What are the clinical features of syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion (SIADH)?
- Hyperosmolar urine
- Hypervolemia
- Hyponatremia