Tubular Reabsorption & Secretion(C)- Exam 3 Flashcards

1
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What affects tubular reabsorption (keeping it relatively constant)?

A
Glomerulotubular balance
Peritubular Capillary and interstitial forces
Arterial blood pressure
Hormonal control
Sympathetic nervous effect
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2
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Can reabsorption of solutes be controlled independently?

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Reabsorption of some of them can

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3
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What does glomerulotubular balance allow?

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Increase in reabsorption rate when there is an increase in tubular load (increased tubular inflow); maintains sodium and volume homeostasis; prevents large changes in fluid flow to distal tubules ven though there have been significant changes in MAP

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4
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If GFR went from 125 mls/min to 150 mls/min rate of reabsorption in proximal tubule would do what?

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80 mls/min (65% of GFR) to 97.5 mls/min (65% of GFR)

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5
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What is the normal net force for reabsorption in peritubular capillary?

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10 mmHg

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6
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What are the 4 peritubular capillary forces?

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IN: Pif=6 mmhg; cap oncotic P=32 mmHg
OUT: Pc=13 mmHg; intersti. cap oncotic= 15 mmHg

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7
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Filtration coefficient is…

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Reabsorption rate/net force; large

124mls/min / 10 mmHg = 12.4 mls/min/mmHg

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8
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What affects filtration coefficient?

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Transfer surface area and hydraulic conductivity (permeability)

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9
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What factors affect peritubular capillary reabsorption?

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Peritubular hydrostatic pressure (PHP)
Peritubular oncotic pressure (POP)
Renal interstitial hydrostatic pressure
Renal intersitial oncotic pressures

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10
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What happens to reabsorption is peritubular hydrostatic pressure goes up?

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Decrease in reabsorption

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11
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What happens to reabsorption if peritubular oncotic pressure goes up?

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Increase in reabsorption

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12
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What affects peritubular hydrostatic pressure?

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Arterial pressure

Resistance of afferent and efferent arterioles

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13
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Increase in arterial P = __________ in PHP = _________ reabsorption

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increase, decrease

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14
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Increase in resistance of afferent arterioles = __________ PHP = _______ reabsorption

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decrease, increase

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15
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What affects peritubular oncotic pressure?

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Plasma protein concentration
Filtration fraction (GFR/RPF)
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16
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Increase plasma protein concentration = ________ plasma oncotic pressure = ________ POP= ______ reabsorption

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increased, increased, increased

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17
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Increased GFR or Decreased BF causes an _________ filtration fraction

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Increased

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18
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Increased filtration fraction = _______protein concentration (_____fluid is actually filtered)

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increased, more

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19
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Increased protein concentration = ___________POP = _______ reabsorption

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increased, increased

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20
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Decreased capillary reabsorption= ___________ in interstitial solute and interstitial water= _______interstitial hydrostatic pressure and ______ in interstitial oncotic P= ______ net movement of solute/water from tubule to interstitial spaces

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Increased, increased, decreased, decreased

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21
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Under normal reabsorptive conditions, describe the back flow of water and solute from interstitial spaces to tubular lumen?

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Always a back flow; tight junctions not very tight espcially in proximal tubule

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22
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Decreased peritubular reabosprtion = ______ solute and water accumulation in interstitial space= _______ backflow of solute and water from interstitial space to tubular lumen

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increased, increased

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23
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Forces that increase peritubular capillary reabsorption also do what?

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Increase movement of solute and water (reabsorption) from the tubular lumen to the renal interstitial spaces

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24
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Increased filtration coefficient = _______ Reabsorption

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Increased

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25
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How does capillary surface area relate to filtration coefficient and reabsorption?

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Increased surface area
Increased filtration coefficient
Increased reabsoprtion

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26
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How does capillary permeability relate to filtration coefficient and reabsorption?

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Increased permeability
Increased filtration coefficient
Increased reabsorption

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27
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How much does the filtration coefficient change under most conditions? What can affect it?

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Coefficient remains constant under most physiologic conditions. Will be affected by renal disease.

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28
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Autoregulation works to keep what constant as pressure changes?

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GFR and RBF

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29
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Under what pressure range does autoregulation work?

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75 mmHg to 160 mmHg

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30
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Even though autoregulation is involved, there is a small increase in _______, which results in an increase in _________.

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GFR; urine output

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31
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Arterial pressure increase = Small ______ in the amount of sodium and water reabsorbed.

A

decrease

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32
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Small increase in peritubular capillary hydrostatic pressure= _______ renal interstitial hydrostatic pressure = _______backflow of solute and water

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Increased; increased

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33
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Arterial Pressure increases= Angiotensin II ________.

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decreased

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34
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Decreased Angiotensin II = less stimulation of what?

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Sodium reabsorption

Aldosterone production; less stimulation of sodium reasborption

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35
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Kidneys must be able to respond to changes in _______ of specific substances without changing ______ of the substances.

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Intake; output

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36
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What provides the control specificity needed to maintain normal body fluid volumes and solute concentrations?

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Hormone secretion

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37
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Aldosterone: Site of Action; Effects

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Site of Action: Collecting duct/tubule
Effects: increased NaCl, H20 reabsorption
Increased K+ secretion

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38
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Angiotensin II: Site of Action; Effects

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Site of Action: Proximal tubule; thick ascending loop of henle/distal tubule; collecting duct

Effects: Increased NaCl, H20 reabsorption
Increased K+ secretion

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39
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ADH: Site of Action; Effects

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site of action: distal tubule; collecting tubule and duct

effects: increased H20 reabsorption

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40
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Atrial natriuretic peptide: Site of Action; effects

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Site of action: distal tubule; collecting tubule and duct

Effects: decreased NaCl reasborption

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41
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Parathyroid hormone: Site of action; effects

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Site of action: proximal tubule; thick ascending loop of henle; distal tubule
Effects: decreased PO4– reabsorption
Increased Ca++ reasborption

42
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What secretes aldosterone?

A

Zona glomerulosa in adrenal cortex

43
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What is the function of aldosterone?

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Regulates sodium reabsorption and potassium secretion; very important regularly of [K+]

44
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What is the principal site of action of aldosterone?

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Principal cells of cortical collecting tubule; stimulates increased Na-K ATPase activity (basolateral locations)
Increases permeability of luminal side membrane to sodium

45
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What stimulates increased release of aldosterone?

A

Increased extracellular potassium concentration

Increased angiotensin II levels (sodium/volume depletion or low arterial pressure)

46
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What disease is the absence of aldosterone?

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Addison’s disease; adrenal malfunction or destruction

47
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What disease is an excess of aldosterone?

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Adrenal tumors; Conn’s syndrome

48
Q

What is the most powerful sodium-retaining hormone?

A

Angiotensin II

49
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What causes increased production of angiotensin II?

A

Low blood pressure and/or low ECF volume

50
Q

Angiotensin II stimulates the secretion of what?

A

Aldosterone; resulting in increased sodium reabsorption

51
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What is angiotensin II’s effect on the efferent arterioles?

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Constricts efferent arterioles; increased sodium and water reabsorption

52
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What is the purpose of angiotensin II constricting effect arterioles?

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Helps ensure that normal exertion rates of metabolic wastes are maintained by helping to maintain normal rates of GFR; able to retain sodium and water without retaining metabolic waste

53
Q

Angiotensin II directly stimulates sodium reabsorption where?

A

Proximal tubules, loop of henle, distal tubules, and collecting tubules.

54
Q

Angiotensin II stimulates which pumps?

A
  1. Increased Na/K ATPase activity of tubular epithelial cells (basolateral membrane)
  2. Na/H exchange in proximal tubule (luminal membrane)
  3. Na/Bicarb co transport (basolateral membrane)
55
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Angiotensin II affects transport on which membranes?

A

Luminal and basolateral membranes

56
Q

Where is angiotensin II “very active”

A

proximal tubule

57
Q

What is vasopressin?

A

ADH

58
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Where is ADH made?

A

Hypothalamus

59
Q

Two types of _______ produce ADH.

A

Magnocellular (large) neurons

60
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Where are the neurons located that make ADH?

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Supraoptic (87%) and paraventricular (17%) nuclei (hypothalamus)

61
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What happens to ADH once it is produced?

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Moves down the neurones to their tips which are located in the posterior pituitary

62
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Where is ADH released?

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Neurons in the posterior pituitary

63
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How is ADH released?

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Stimluation of the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei (increased osmolarity) sends impulses down the magnocellular neurons which stimluates release of ADH from storage vesicles located in the nerve endings

64
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Decreased ADH = ______ water permeability= _______ urine volume and _____solute

A

decreased, increased, decreased; results in large volumes of dilute urine

65
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ADH stimulates the formation of water channels where?

A

Across the luminal membrane

66
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What does ADH bind with? What does this do?

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Specific V2 receptors; increases formation of cyclic AMP and activation of protein kinases

67
Q

What does protein kinase activation result in?

A

Movement of aquaporin-2 to luminal side of cell

68
Q

Aquaporin-2

A

intracellular protein

69
Q

What do aquporin-2’s do?

A

Come together and fuse with cell membrane to from water channels which increases membrane permeability to water (increases water reabsorption)

70
Q

What increases the formation of aquaporin-2 molecules?

A

Chronic increases in ADH

71
Q

AVP

A

arginine vasopressin

72
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Where are V2 receptors?

A

Basolateral membranes

73
Q

Increased ADH in the plasma results in movement of ADH from where to where?

A

From peritubular capillaries to renal interstitial space

74
Q

WHat provides water channels on the basolateral membrane?

A

aquaporins; no evidence to show that they are affected by [ADH]

75
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What does decreased ADH result in as far as the aquaporin-2?

A

Movement of the aquaporin-2 molecules back into the cytoplasm which reduces the number of water channels and decreased water permeability

76
Q

Where is atrial natriuretic peptide secreted?

A

Cardiac atrial cells when atria distended by plasma volume expansion

77
Q

What is the action of atrial natriuretic peptide?

A

Direct inhibition of sodium and water reabsorption (especially collecting ducts)
Inhibits renin secretion (thus inhibits angiotensin II formation)

78
Q

What is an important response to help prevent sodium and water retention during heart failure?

A

Atrial natriuretic pepide

79
Q

What is the most important hormone for regulating calcium?

A

Parathyroid hormone

80
Q

What is the action of parathyroid hormone?

A

Increases calcium reabsorption (distal tubules)
INhibits phosphate reabsorption (proximal tubule)
Increases magnesium reabsorption (loop of henle)

81
Q

Severe SNS stimulation = _________(constriction/dilation) of renal arterioles= ______ GFR

A

Constriction of renal arterioles, decreases GFR

82
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Low levels SNS stimulation activate what?

A

Alpha receptors on renal tubular epithelial cells (proximal tubule, thick ascending limb of loop of henle, maybe distal tubule); receptor activation stimulates sodium reabsorption which decreases water and sodium excretion

83
Q

SNS stimulates the release of what ?

A

Renin (angiotensin II) which adds to increase in tubular reabsorption of sodium

84
Q

Renal clearance

A

volume of plasma that is completely cleared by kidneys per unit time

85
Q

Why is renal clearance not realistic?

A

No volume of blood completely cleared

86
Q

Renal clearance provides what?

A
Way to quantify excretory function of kidneys
Quantify RBF
Quantify glomerular filtration
Qunatify tubular reabsoprtion
Quantify tubular secretion
87
Q

What is the equation for renal clearance?

A
Cs = Us x V / Ps
Clearance= urinary excretion rate/ [plasma]
Cs= clearance of solute (mls/min)
Us= urine concentration of solute (mg/ml)
V= urine flow (mls/min)
Ps= plasma concentration of solute (mg/ml)
88
Q

Clearance of what should be equal to GFR?

A

Inulin

89
Q

When is the excretion rate the filtration rate?

A

Solute is freely filtered and neither reabsorbed nor secreted

90
Q

How much of creatinine is reabsorbed?

A

Small amount

91
Q

How do you make a rough estimate of changes in GFR?

A

Look at changes in creatinine concentration; a four fold increase in creatinine concentration means the GFR is one-fourth normal

92
Q

When is clearance rate equal to renal plasma flow?

A

If a substance is completely cleared

93
Q

What provides a reasonable estimation of renal plasma flow? What percent?

A

PAH clearance (90% cleared)

94
Q

HOw can actual renal plasma flow be calculated?

A

Dividing the PAH clearance rate by PAH extraction rate

PAH clearance/ 0.9

95
Q

How can total blood flow be calculated?

A

Taking the calculated plasma flow and dividing by (1-HCT)

96
Q

Filtration Fraction equation

A

GFR/RPF

97
Q

How to calculate absorption?

A

Filtered load- excretion rate

98
Q

How to calculate secretion?

A

excretion rate- filtered load

99
Q

If equal to inulin clearance….

A

Substance is only filtered, not reabsorbed, not secreted

100
Q

If less than inulin clearance….

A

Substance must be reabsorbed

101
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If greater than inulin clearance….

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Substance must be secreted