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Pathophysiology of The Nephron - Electrolyte and Water Exchange

The nephron — electrolyte and water exchange. 
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Pathophysiology ... Electrolyte and Water ... electrolyte and water ... #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Nephron
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Abnormalities: Ocular ... zaps" (Radiating electrical ... Serotonin #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology
Nephron Physiology
 - Proximal Convoluted Tubule
 - Thick Ascending Limb
 - Distal Convoluted Tubule
 - Ion
Collecting Tubule - Water ... Tubule #Nephron #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Renal
Cerebral Salt Wasting vs SIADH - Pathophysiology 
1) Neurological event
2) Sodium loss from tubules
3) Naturiesis →
Wasting vs SIADH - Pathophysiology ... Hypovolaemia → ADH → water ... SaltWasting #SIADH #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Complications of CKD
 - Patients with stages 1-3 ([GFR] >30 mL/min) of CKD are generally asymptomatic;
asymptomatic; water ... #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #CKD
Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
Lightning Strike Electrical ... of current (AC/DC ... DC- direct current ... OCULAR- cataracts ... (later on) 6.
Echinostomiasis - Echinostoma Life Cycle
1) Unembroynated eggs passed in feces
2) Embryonated eggs in water
3) Miracidia hatch
Embryonated eggs in water ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
Free water restriction ... • All food has water ... Electrolyte Free Water ... NS • Give 250 cc ... #hyponatremia #nephrology
Clonorchiasis - Clonorchis sinensis Life Cycle
1) Embryonated eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs ingested by the snail
skin of fresh water ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Capillariasis - Capillaria philippinensis Life Cycle
1) Unembryonated, thick-shelled eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs become embryonated in
embryonated in water ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc