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What is the role of natriuretic hormone in diabetic kidney disease?
What is the role of natriuretic hormone in diabetic kidney disease?
- Promotes Na+ reabsorption
- Induces widespread vasodilation
- Causes Na+ secretion (correct)
- Causes an increase in Ca++ reabsorption
How do baroreceptors respond to an increase in blood pressure?
How do baroreceptors respond to an increase in blood pressure?
- Check BP in the aorta and carotid sinuses
- Induce vasodilation (correct)
- Cause a decrease in Ca++ reabsorption
- Signal the release of renin
What is the primary function of renin in the body?
What is the primary function of renin in the body?
- Induces Ca++ reabsorption
- Increases rbc production
- Regulates BP (correct)
- Promotes Na+ secretion
How is vitamin D synthesized in the body?
How is vitamin D synthesized in the body?
What is the impact of hydrogen on acid-base homeostasis?
What is the impact of hydrogen on acid-base homeostasis?
Why is the kidney essential for proper pH regulation?
Why is the kidney essential for proper pH regulation?
What does oliguria, or the excretion of 300-500 mL of urine per day, indicate?
What does oliguria, or the excretion of 300-500 mL of urine per day, indicate?
What is the main function of the nephrons in the kidney?
What is the main function of the nephrons in the kidney?
What causes the systemic edema that results in the body 'plumping up'?
What causes the systemic edema that results in the body 'plumping up'?
Which hormone increases sodium reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule?
Which hormone increases sodium reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule?
What is the role of the macula densa in the kidney's nephron?
What is the role of the macula densa in the kidney's nephron?
What is the function of the renal hilum in the kidney?
What is the function of the renal hilum in the kidney?
Which condition does polyuria, or excreting more than 2.5 liters of urine per day, typically indicate?
Which condition does polyuria, or excreting more than 2.5 liters of urine per day, typically indicate?
Why does the presence of leukocytes in urine indicate a specific condition?
Why does the presence of leukocytes in urine indicate a specific condition?
What does the presence of ketones in urine indicate about an individual's health?
What does the presence of ketones in urine indicate about an individual's health?
How does the distal convoluted tubule differ from the proximal convoluted tubule in terms of function?
How does the distal convoluted tubule differ from the proximal convoluted tubule in terms of function?
