Quiz V Flashcards
Whast structures constitute the urinary system
Kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra
Name two drugs that are contraindicated in uremic patients
rompum and ketaset
renal damage may be categorized as
Prerenal, renal, postrenal
explain how diuretics work
Diuretics work by removing excess extracellular
fluid, by increasing urine volume and sodium
excretion, and by decreasing hypertension
whats supplements may be administered in conjunction with loop diuretics
Potassium
ACE inhibitors block the conversion of angiotensin 1 to
Angiotensin II
Urinary acidifiers are used to produce acid urine, which assist in dissolving and preventing the formation of _______ uroliths
struvite
the renal cortex produces _______; thus CRF can cause and absolute or relative ______.
Erythropoietin, decrease
why is furosemide referred to as a loop diuretic
Inhibit the tubular reabsorption
of sodium.
It also prevents Na from being reabsorbed at the loop of henle. Causes hypokalemia which causes muscle weakness.
Where is ADH excreted
Posterior pituitary gland
where do the ureters originate from ?
from the kidneys and connect to
the urinary bladder
Persistently high blood pressure is known as
hypertension
diuretics are used to remove ______ fluid
extracellular
antidiuretic hormone is normally secreted by the ______ pituitary gland
posterior
what supplement may be administered in conjunction with loop diuretics
potassium
urinary acidifiers are used to produce acid urine, which assist in dissolving and preventing the formation of
uroliths
