Lilly: Ch. 28 \"Diuretics\"

The initial filtration of the blood takes place in the _____ of the nephron

The rate that blood is filtered is referred to as the ________ and the normal rate is _____ L/day

The small blood vessels approaching the glomerulus are called the __________ and the vessels exiting the glomerulus are called the __________

This section of the nephron called the ____is directly after the glomerulus and filters _____ % of the sodium/water from the filterered fluid back into the blood stream

20-25% of sodium is reabsorbed back into the blood stream here? with the remaining 5-10% resorption taking place here?

It is the ______ of the nephron that the antidiuretic hormone acts to increase the absorption of water back into the bloodstream, thereby preventing it from being lost in the urine

It is in the ________, that sodium is actively filtered in exchange for potassium or hydrogen ions, a process regulated by the hormone, ________

Osmotic Diuretics act in what 2 parts of the nephron?

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors act in what part of the nephron?

Loop Diuretics act in what part of the nephron? Example of one you should know?

A patient on Lasix will need to also take ______. Why?

Thiazide Diuretics act in what part of the nephron?

Potassium-Sparing Diuretics act in what part of the nephron? Why there?

This type of diuretic is a chemical derivative of the sulfonamide antibiotics

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors obviously inhibit the enzyme, Carbonic Anhydrase, but where? Primary uses for them is what condition? (2)