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Nephron Pathophysiology Study Guide 

- Proximal Tubule
- Loop of Henle
- Distal Tubule
- Collecting Duct

The Kidney Zone

#Nephron
Nephron Pathophysiology ... Proximal Tubule - Loop ... Kidney Zone #Nephron ... #Nephrology #Pathophysiology
Nephron Remodeling as a Mechanism of Diuretic Resistance. When high doses of loop diuretics are used
Nephron Remodeling ... high doses of loop ... basis, the distal nephron ... of the distal nephron ... #Pathophysiology
Nephron Pathophysiology - Diuretic Sites of Action
Diuretics
1) Acetazolamide/canagliflozin
2) Osmotic agents (mannitol, urearetics)
3) Loop agents (eg, furosemide)
4)
Nephron Pathophysiology ... urearetics) 3) Loop ... Adenosine #Nephron ... #Pathophysiology
Hormones Acting on the Nephron - Diuretics and Their Site of Action
 1) Acetazolamide
 2) Osmotic
Acting on the Nephron ... mannitol) 3) Loop ... spironolactone) #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Nephron
Localization of Renal Tubular Defects
Fanconi Syndrome: Proximal tubule
Bartter Syndrome: Thick ascending loop of Henle
Gitelman Syndrome: Distal
Thick ascending loop ... #Localization #Nephron ... #Defects #Pathophysiology
NSAIDS and their effects on the Kidney - Pathophysiology

Arachidonic Acid metabolites into alternative pathways that modify
on the Kidney - Pathophysiology ... reabsorption in Proximal, loop ... distal component of Nephron ... absorption in distal nephron ... nephrology #Effects #pathophysiology
Major Segments of the Nephron and their Functions 
 - Glomerulus - Formation of glomerular filtrate
Segments of the Nephron ... limb of Henle's loop ... limb of Henle's loop ... vasopressin control #Nephron ... Segments #Function #Pathophysiology
Mechanisms of Loop Diuretic Action and Resistance. Panel A, loop diuretics circulate bound to protein. As
Mechanisms of Loop ... Panel A, loop diuretics ... #Pathophysiology ... #Nephro #IM #LoopDiuretic
Feedback Loop: Prolactin (PRL)
 • PRL levels exhibit diurnal, menstrual, and age-related variation
 • TRH has
Feedback Loop: Prolactin ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
Feedback Loop: Growth ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology