Zusammenfassung der Ressource
A Hot Summer's Night
- Renal
physiology
- Kidney
Function
- Nephrons: the Functional
unit of the kidney
- A renal corpuscle, a renal tubal, and
the associated capillary network,
which originates from the cortical
radiated arteries
- Kidney
structure
- Externally, the kidney is
surrounded by fascia, perirenal
fat capsule, and the renal
capsule. Internally, the kidney is
dost importantlyy filled with with
nephrons that filters blood and
generate urine
- Urine
Formation
- Filtration
- Blood enters the efferent arteriole and
flows into the glomerulus where
filterable blood components; such as
water, and nitrogenous waste, will
move toward the inside of the
glomerulus, and non filterable
components; such as cells and serum
albumins, will exit via afferent
arteriole. these filterable components
accumulates in the glomerulus to form
glomerular filtrate.
- Reabsorption
- a nephron may either
be a passive or active
process, and specific
permeability of each
part of the nephron
varies considerably of
the amount and type of
substances reabsorbed
- Acting trasport -
membrane -
bound ATPase
pumps (such as
NA+/ K+ ATPase
pumps) with
carirer protein
that substances
across the plasma
membranes of
the kidney
epithelial cells by
consuming ATP.
- Passive diffusion -
passing through
plasma membranes of
the kidney epithelial by
concerntration
gradient
- Contransport - this process is particulary
important for the reabsorption of water.
water can follow other molecules that
are actively transported, particularly
glucose and sodium ions in nephrons
- Oligouria
- < 400
ml/day
- anuria
- < 100 ml /
day
- Polyuria
- < 2 L /
day
- Secretion
- secretion accuses are similar
of those reabsorption,
however these process occur
in the apposite direction
- the substances that are secreted into
the tubeuar for removal from the
body include
- Ammonium ion
(NH4+)
- Hydrogen ion
(H+)
- Creatinine
- Urea
- Urea
cycle
- Potassium ion (K+)
- Potassium balance
- increased
secretion
- diuretic
- Alkalosis
- increase
aldosterone
- light potassium
potassium
- decreased
secretion
- low potassium
diet
- decrease
aldosterone
- Acidosis
- Potassium sparing
diuretics
- intercalated cells help in
reabsorption during low
potassium diet
- Principal cells secrete during high potassium
diet
- Shock
- a life-threatening condition that occurs
when the body is not getting enough blood
flow
- Causes
- Heart
Problems
- Changes in blood
vessels
- Low blood
volume
- Types
- neurogenic
- Sepsis
- Hypovolemic
- anaphylactic
- Cardiogenic
- Symptoms
- Enlarges
pupils
- Weakness or
fatigue
- Nausea or
vomiting
- Rapid
pulse
- Dizziness
- Rapid
breathing
- Acute Kidney
Failure
- Chronic Kidney
failure
- Causes
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Policystitis
- Caused by acute kidney
failure
- Manifestations
- Chest
Pain
- Shortness of
breath
- Sodium & water
balance
- Metabolic
acidosis
- Anemia
- Potassium
balance
- Investigations
- Serum
biochemistries
- Urine analysis with
microscope
- Urine
Electrolytes
- CBC
- Renal imaging is useful,
especially if renal is secondary
to obstruction
- CT scan: this imaging technique uses
contrast dyes to picture the kidney.
it may also be used to look for
structural abnormalities and the
presence of obstruction.
- Ultrasound: This test uses sound waves to get
a picture of a kidney. it may be used to look for
abnormalities in size or position of the kidney
or for obstructions such as stones to tumors
- Progosis
- Depends on the causes on
the disease
- Partial recovery of renal function may occur
in situation in which the injury does not
completely resolve.