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What substances are NOT normally filtered in glomerulus in a healthy individual?

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  • RBCs

- Most proteins/peptides

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What are the glomerular filtration layers (and size, if applicable)?

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  • Fenestrated endothelium (pores approx. 70-90 nm)
  • Basement membrane
  • Podocytes (epithelium, filtration slits approx. 25 nm)
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How does the RBC/WBC size compare to glomerular pores?

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RBC/WBCs are approx. 100-300x larger than the pore size

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How does the glomerular basement membrane filter?

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  1. Physically: 4-8 nm can pass through easily, 8+ nm are blocked
  2. Membrane charge (negative): repels small molecules that could physically go through but have a negative charge
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How is albumin normally filtered out of glomerular basement membrane?

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Albumin is 7 nm so it could physically get through BUT it has a negative charge so it is repelled by the membrane

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What is proteinuria and how does it occur?

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  • Excess levels of protein in urine

- Loss of glomerular basement charge or size barrier, PCT damage

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What is hematuria and how does it occur?

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  • Blood in the urine
  • Sign of glomerular capillary disease as well as other kidney pathologies
  • Often a/w inflamm condition of kidney
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What is oliguria?

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Low urine output/production

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What is azotemia?

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Elevated BUN and serum Cr

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What is the MC finding of nephritic syndrome?

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Hematuria

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What is the MC finding of nephrotic syndrome?

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Proteinuria

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Factors that determine filtration in glomerulus

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  1. Renal blood flow
  2. Permeability of glomerular capillaries (50x greater than skeletal muscle capillaries)
  3. Size of capillary bed/mesangial cells
  4. Hydrostatic and osmotic pressures in glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule
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How do mesangial cells affect surface area of the glomerular capillary bed?

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Contraction of the mesangial cells causes a decrease in surface area (less filtration, lower GFR)

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What are examples of stimuli that cause contraction of mesangial cells?

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AT II, ADH, Norepi

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What are examples of stimuli that cause relaxation of mesangial cells?

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ANP, dopamine

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Describe glomerular capillary hydrostatic pressure (including what it is opposed by)

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  • Major force in filtration
  • 55 mm Hg “pushing into” Bowman’s space
  • Decreases at end of capillary
  • Opposed by hydrostatic pressure in Bowman’s
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What opposes glomerular capillary hydrostatic pressure?

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Hydrostatic pressure in Bowman’s capsule

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Describe Bowman’s capsule hydrostatic pressure

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  • 15 mm Hg pushing back into glomerular capillary

- Small and fairly constant at beginning and end of capillary

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Describe glomerular capillary colloidal osmotic pressure

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  • 30 mm Hg pulling back from Bowman’s space

- Decreases at end of capillary (which maximizes filtration)

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Describe Bowman’s capsule colloidal osmotic pressure

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NOT a factor in filtration unless diseased/damaged glomerular capillary

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What pressure gradient does the concentration at the afferent arteriole create?

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30 mm Hg gradient that is “pulling back” into glomerular capillary

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What pressure gradient does the concentration at the end (efferent arteriole) create?

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Concentration decreases to create a gradient that maximizes filtration into Bowman’s space

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Define tubular reabsorption

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Reabsorbs substances (filtrate) from tubular portion of nephron back into capillary system (peritubular capillaries)

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Define tubular secretion

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Secretes substances (filtrate) from capillary system (peritubular capillaries) into tubular portion of the nephron

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Primary function of PCT
Reabsorption of Na
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What does the PCT reabsorb?
- 60-70% of H2O and Na - 50% urea - 90-100% glucose, AAs, bicarb
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How is Na reabsorbed from the PCT?
1. Co-transport | 2. Active exchange of Na+/H+ (part of mechanism to reabsorb bicarb)
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How does active exchange of Na/H in the PCT affect blood or urinary acid levels?
It does NOT contribute to increased blood or urinary acid levels
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Describe carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
- Block Na reabsorption in PCT | - Inhibits the Na/H mechanism
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How is Na transported from PCT into peritubular capillaries?
Active transport via Na/K pump
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How is glucose transported from PCT lumen into the PCT cells?
Co-transported with Na via specialized carriers
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How is glucose transported from PCT cells to peritubular capillaries?
Passively via GLUT carriers
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What is glucose reabsorption limited by?
Number of available GLUT carriers
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Define transport maximum (TM)
Max rate a substance can be transported across a cell well
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What amount of plasma glucose corresponds with transport maximum of glucose in the PCT?
350+ mg/dL
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Define glucose renal threshold
- Plasma values at which glucose first appears in the urine (can't be reabsorbed) - 180-200 mg/dL is level of glucose dumping
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What is glucose dumping and at what plasma levels does this start occurring?
- Dumping of glucose into urine (too much to reabsorb in PCT) - 180 to 200 mg/dL is when this starts
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What substances are secreted in the PCT?
H+ ions, creatinine, NH3
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Functions of the loop of Henle
- Reabsorbs 25% of Na filtered in glomerulus along with other filtrate that was not reabsorbed in PCT (ASCENDING LIMB ONLY) - Regulates osmotic state of the medullary interstitial fluid and filtrate leaving the loop (regulating urine concentration)
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Where does reabsorption of Na occur in the loop of Henle?
Ascending limb only!
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What is Na co-transported with?
K and Cl
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What is the permeability of the descending loop of Henle?
Combination of H2O permeability and minimal Na permeability
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How does osmolarity of the tubular fluid change as loop of Henle descends?
INCREASES (more concentrated)
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What is the permeability of the ascending loop of Henle?
LIMITED H2O permeability with increased Na permeability
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How does osmolarity of the tubular fluid change as loop of Henle ascends?
REDUCED (more dilute)
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How do loop diuretics work and where?
- Inhibit Na/K/Cl co-transport mechanism in loop of Henle - Decreases Na and H2O reabsorption - Increases osmotic concentration (decreasing interstitial fluid)
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What are side effects of loop diuretics?
- Hypokalemia (reabsorption of K is inhibited) | - Hypocalcemia (reabsorption of Ca is linked to Na reabsorption so it is decreased)
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Where does the DCT begin and what is its function?
- Begins at macula densa - Macula densa sense NaCl levels - If high NaCl, signals afferent arteriole to constrict and slow RBF/GFR (less Na filtered)
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Function of early DCT
Continue dilution of tubular fluid | *Same pattern as ascending loop of Henle
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Function of late DCT
Begin process of concentrating fluid for urine output
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How much Na does early DCT reabsorb?
Approx. 5%
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How do thiazides work and where?
Inhibit Na/Cl co-transport in EARLY DCT
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What is the MC used diuretic?
Thiazides
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Side effects of thiazides
- Hypokalemia - Hypercalcemia - Metabolic alkalosis
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What is often used in conjunction with thiazides to "offset" potassium loss?
K+ sparing diuretic
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What cell types are located in both late DCT and collecting duct?
- Principle cell (reabsorbs Na and H2O, secretes K) | - Alpha intercalated (secretes H)
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Location and function of alpha intercalated cells?
- Late DCT and collecting duct | - Secrete H ions
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Location and function of principle cells?
- Late DCT and collecting duct - Reabsorb Na and water - Secrete K
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How and where does the late DCT/collecting duct reabsorb Na?
- Occurs in principle cells | - Aldosterone stimulates Na reabsorption and K secretion
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How do K+ sparing diuretics work?
- Inhibit K secretion from principle cells in late DCT/collecting duct - Antagonizes aldosterone influence - Often used w/thiazides
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How does the late DCT/collecting duct reabsorb water?
If ADH is present, principle cells increase permeability to water
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Where is H+ secreted into late DCT from?
Intercalated cells
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How does the late DCT/collecting duct contribute to acid-base regulation?
- H+ is secreted into late DCT lumen from intercalated cells - H+ then combines with non-bicarb buffers in 2 pathways - Based on pathway, either ammonium or monobasic phosphate is formed to be excreted in urine - "New" bicarb is also created and reabsorbed into peritubular capillaries
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2 pathways of H+ combined with non-bicarb buffers in late DCT?
- H combined with ammonia to form ammonia (excreted in urine) - H combined with dibasic phosphate to form monobasic phosphate (excreted in urine)
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Functions of collecting duct
1. Determines final concentration of urine | 2. Influences acid-base balance
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Fluid concentrations in the nephron: PCT, loop of Henle, DCT, collecting duct?
- PCT = 300 - Start of loop = 300 - Descending limb = 1200 - End of loop = 100 - DCT = 100-150 - Start of collecting duct = 150 - End of collecting duct = 1200
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In the healthy kidney, how much H2O is reabosrbed?
98.7 to 99.7%

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