Which of the following is not true about the kidney?
Regulate water and salt balance
Eliminate endogenous and exogenous waste
Secrete renin to regulate blood pressure
Belong to the urinary system only
Produce erythropoietin (EPO) for red blood cell sythesis
Which of the following equation is true?
Elimination= Filtration
Elimination= Filtration + secretion
Elimination= Secretion + reabsorption
Elimination = Filtration + secretion + reabsorption
Elimination = Filtration + reabsorption
What is the definition of clearance?
Volume of water cleared per unit time
Volume of blood cleared per hour
Volume of blood cleared per unit time
Volume of water cleared per hour
Volume of urine per hour
Which of the following about loop diuretics is correct?
Inhibit sodium and chloride ions reabsorption in descending limb of loop of Henle
Increase sodium and chloride ions reabsorption in thick ascending limb of loop of Henle
Inhibit sodium and chloride ions reabsorption in thin ascending limb of loop of Henle
Increase sodium and chloride ions reabosrption in distal convoluted tubule
Inhibit sodium and chloride ions reabsorption in thick ascending limb of loop of Henle
Which of the following about spironolactone is true?
Block sodium channels
Major side effects are hypercalemia and hyponatremia
Promote the secretion of potassium ions into urine
Generally used in combination with other diuretics
Act on the collecting duct and distal convoluted tubule
Which of the following is correct?
Basic drugs are rapidly excreted in basic urine
One of the most common causes of acute tubular necrosis is use of nephrotoxic drugs
Diuretics increase sodium and water retention
Gentamicin is an immunosuppressant that is commonly used in organ transplantation to prevent graft rejection
Chlorothiazide inhibits sodium and chloride ions reabsorption in proximal convoluted tubule
