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Flashcards by Ahmad Yazid, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Ahmad Yazid
almost 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Diuretic | agent that ↑ urine volume |
| Natriuretic | ↑ in renal Na+ excretion ↓ reabsorption of Na+ at different sites in the nephron because natriuretics also↑water excretion they are usually called diuretics |
| Aquaretic | agents that alter water excretion ↑ excretion of solute-free water as osmotic diuretics & ADH-antagonists |
| The aim of diuretic therapy | enhance Na+ excretion promoting negative Na+ balance net result Na+ & fluid loss leads to contraction of the over-expanded ECF |
| The effects of diuretics are predictable from --------- | a knowledge the function of the segment of the nephron in which they act |
| Proximal convoluted Tubule (PCT) | |
| loop of Henle | |
| Distal Convoluted Tubule (DCT) | |
| ollecting Tubule (CCT) & Duct |
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