Renal — Flashcards

Uncontrolled diabetes (HHS, DKA) will cause a(n) _____-osmotic volume _____

The central core of the islet of Langerhans contains mostly _____ cells

Citrate is primarily reabsorbed in the _____ through Na+-citrate cotransport

The bulk of Mg2+ reabsorption occurs in the _____ (60%)

Iodide is taken up into the thyroid follicular cell via _____

Lactate is primarily reabsorbed in the _____ through Na+-lactate cotransport

In the thick ascending limb, NH4+ may be reabsorbed by substituting for _____ on the Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter

The _____ ratio compares the concentration of a substance in tubular fluid with its concentration in systemic plasma

Which fluid compartment is mainly composed of K+, Mg2+, organic phosphates (ex. ATP)? _____

PTH acts on the kidney to inhibit renal _____ reabsorption in the proximal convoluted tubule, which therefore increases phosphate excretion