Unit 10 - Kidney part 2 Flashcards
objective of countercurrent system in descending loop of Henle
concentrate urine by transferring water from tubular fluid to peritubular interstitium & ultimately returning to blood
why does UF become more dilute in the peritubular interstitium
water can’t follow Na+
fluid becomes more dilute, interstitium becomes more concentrated
how does ADH affect water and solutes
increases water reabsorption only (not solutes)
how does aldosterone affect water and solutes
- increases Na+ and water reabsorption
- increases K+ and H+ excretion
where in the nephron does PTH promote calcium reabsorption
distal tubules
where does the kidney expend most of its O2
Na/K-ATPase in basolateral membrane of tubular cells (the side that faces peritubular capillaries)
MOA of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
noncompetively inhibit carbonic anhydrase in cells that make up proximal tubule
reduces reabsorption of bicarb, Na+, and water
MOA of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
noncompetively inhibit carbonic anhydrase in cells that make up proximal tubule
reduces reabsorption of bicarb, Na+, and water
2 effects of HCO3- loss to urine via carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
- akaline urine
- mild hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis
3 uses of acetazolamide
- open angle glaucoma
- high altitude sickness
- central sleep apnea
why can acetazolamide be used in high altitude sickness
mild metabolic acidosis ↑ resp drive
why is acetazolamide used in central sleep apnea
mild metabolic acidosis ↑ resp drive
why is acetazolamide used in open angle glaucoma
carbonic anhydrase inhibition ↓ aqueous humor production and ↓ IOP
complicatinos of acetazolamide use
- metabolic acidosis
- hypokalemia
- may exacerbate CNS depression from severe hypercarbia in pts with COPD (loss of bicarb ions in urine = reduced buffer)
function of carbonic anhydrase
facilitates production of H2CO3
location of osmotic diuretic action
inhibit water reabsorption in proximal tubule (primary site) & loop of Henle
dose of acetazolamide
200-500 mg
MOA of osmotic diuretics
- They inhibit water reabsorption in proximal tubule (primary site) & loop of Henle
- Pull ECF volume into intravascular space - increases plasma osmolarity, which reduces brain water (↓ ICP) and augments RBF
uses of mannitol
- preventing AKI (little evidence to support)
- ↑ ICP
- differential diagnosis of acute oliguria (mannitol ↑ UOP if prerenal, no effect with intrinsic injury)
complications of mannitol use
- CHF
- pulmonary edema
- cerebral edema if blood-brain barrier is disrupted
adverse effect of osmotic diuretics in pts with CHF
transient increase in intravascular volume can cause pulmonary edema
MOA of loop diuretics
- disrupt Na-K-2Cl transporter in medullary region of thick portion of ascending loop of Henle (primary site)
- Amount of Na+ that remains overwhelms the distal tubule’s reabsorption capability - large amount of dilute urine excreted
electrolytes lost to urine with loop diuretics
- Na+
- K+
- Ca2+
- Mg2+
- Cl-
loop diuretic dosing
- Furosemide: 20-200 mg
- Bumetanide: 0.5-2 mg
- Ethacrynic acid: 25-100 mg