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Actions of Angiotension II
- vasoconstriction (increases systemic blood pressure)
- stimulates mesangial cells to contract
- stimulate aldosterone release
- stimulate hypothalamus to release ADH
- stimulates thirst
- increase fluid reabosrption in peritubular capillaries
- stimulates PGE₂ and PGI₂ production and relase (vasodilation)
Factors Stimulating Renin Release
- reduced stretch of granular cells
- activatino of macula densa cells
- activation of the sympathetic nervous system
CrCl
- male - (140 - age)(IBW) / (SCr)(72)
- female - (140-age)(IBW) / (SCr)(72) x 0.85
- IBW
- 50kg + 2.3(ht in inches - 60) for males
- 45.5kg + 2.3(ht in inches - 60) for females

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Kidney

Updated

2010-12-10T05:22:40Z

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