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Medications administered to prevent reapsorption of sodium and water

Diurectics are used in management of

Mineral that are dissolved in body fluids

Potassium seriously depleted

Potassium levels either too high or too low can cause

Long term diuretic therapy is most common in

Diuretics are used during surgery to

The risk of hypokalemia is reduced when diuretics are used for

Diuretica lower BP by

What may cause the delay or rescheduling of a surgery?

What requires the insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter?

The primary funtion of the renal system is to

What is the microscopic filtering unit that removes water and waste solutes?

Blood is brought to the nephron through the Afferent arteriole into the

A process of forcing fluids and solutes through the membrane by pressure

Filtered blood returns to the circulatory system through the

What takes place in the proximal convoluted tubule and the Loop of Henle?

What eliminates waste products and controls blood PH?

Highly potent diuretics used to remove fluid from renal, hepatic and used to treat pulmonary edema

What diuretics work by DECREASING the reapsorption of sodium and cloride?

The most commonly used loop diuretic?

The elimination of large amounts of urine

Low potency diuretics used to treat hypertension and edema

INHIBIT the reabsorption of 5% to 10% of the sodium load

Low potency diuretics ued to treat edem and hypertension used in combination with other diuretics

Inhibit oly 1% to 3% of the sodium load by altering membrane permeability

Low potency diuretics used to treat glaucoma
urine output is not significant

Highly potent diuretics that increase blood pressure and volume by drawing fluid out the circulatory system rapidly

What diuretics are contraindicated in patients with hypertension and edema and are used to prevent renal failure after cadiac surgery?

What exerts their effects through the process of osmosis.
Most common Osmitrol and mannitol may be used

The primary intracellular electrolyte in the body

Plays a vital role in nerve impulse condutin, acid balance and promotion of carbohydrate and protein metabolism

Potassium levels in a normal range

Excess of potassium

Too low potassium levels

Abnormal potassium level can lead to

Chemical released by endocrine glands

What maintains homeostasis by altering the activities of specific target cells?

The endocrine system works with the ____ to relay messages to maintain homeostasi

Steriod hormons are derived from

Nonsteriod hormones are synthesized from

The majority of endocrine disorders are due to hyposecretion or hypersecretion of

Amine hormones include

Plays a vital role in reproduction and growth and also regulates renal system funtion and the thyroid gland.

the lobe that communicates with the hypothalamus through factors released in the blood

The hypothalamus sythesizes oxytocin and trasports hormones to the ___ where they are released

What stimulate uterine contractions and stops postpartum bleeding

What gland sets the rate of metabolism?

The most common cause of hyperthyroidism is

What helps to control calcium and phosphate concentration in the blood