Renal Physiology in Health and Disease |
Contents
Structure and Function of the Renal Circulations | 1 |
Transport Functions of the Renal Tubules | 27 |
Regulation of Body Fluid Tonicity | 57 |
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absorption acid acid-base acidosis aldosterone angiotensin anion gap basolateral blood pressure body fluids bone Ca++ calcium cardiac output cause cell membrane chronic circulating clinical collecting tubule cortical decreased dietary dilution disease disorders distal convoluted tubule distal nephron distal tubule diuretics ECF volume edema effective arterial volume elevated excess excretion extracellular fluid extracellular volume filtered glomerular filtration gradient HCO3 concentration Henle's loop hormone hyperkalemia hypertension hypertonicity hyponatremia hypotonic increased intake interstitial kidney levels loop of Henle loss lumen magnesium mechanism medulla medullary mEq/liter metabolic alkalosis mineralocorticoid NaCl nephrogenic nephron normal occurs oncotic pressure osmolality osmotic parathyroid patients percent perfusion peritubular capillary permeability phosphate phosphorus plasma volume potassium potassium concentration potassium secretion primary prostaglandins protein proximal tubule reabsorbed reabsorption reduced renin salt retention serum sodium solutes stimulates syndrome thick ascending limb transepithelial tubule fluid urea urinary urine venous vitamin volume depletion