What is the major chemical difference between blood plasma and glomerular filtrate?

Q: The fluid in the glomerular capsular space is similar to plasma except that it contains fewer…

A: Filtration of blood is done by the kidneys. The nephrons found in the kidney known as the structural…

Q: How would you calculate the filtered load and excretion rate of glucose?

A: Filtered load:- The amount of solute transported across the glomerular membrane per unit time.…

Q: What is the physiological concept of renal tubular acidosis??

A: The kidneys are the primary organs of excretion, particularly of nitrogenous wastes. The kidneys…

Q: Low sodium at the macula densa will cause what effect?     a)  the macula densa cells to release…

A: The distal tubule cells that come into contact with the afferent and efferent glomerular arterioles…

Q: Urine creatinine: 180 mg/dL . Plasma creatinine:   2.3 mg/dL  . Urine output: 1.6 mL/mi Creatinine…

A: Use the formula provided to calculate Creatinine Clearance (C):C = (Urine Creatinine × Urine Flow…

Q: What differences in the urinary excretion of vitamin C do you predict you will observe with the two…

A: Introduction :- Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin that is excreted in the urine when consumed in…

Q: Write the equation for the calculation of net filtration pressure (NFP), and explain the meaning of…

A: Calculation for Net filtration pressure: NFP = GBPH -[CHP+BCOP] NFP= Net Filtration pressure.  GBPH=…

Q: Which three electrolytes are most closely regulated by the kidney?

A: The kidneys are the most crucial organ of the excretory system. It is vital for maintaining the…

Q: The renal blood flows into the kidney is 1200 L min-1 with a concentration of total solutes of 296…

A: In an adult human usually, 1 to 1.8 liter of urination occurs in 24 hours. The urine volume depends…

Q: Name the chemicals absent in urine but present in glomerular filtrate?

A: Introduction: The initial step in the formation of urine is the filtration of blood, carried out by…

Q: What would happen to plasma and urine osmolarity and urinevolume in a patient with a lung tumor that…

A: Osmolarity of body fluid is it measure of  its  solute/water ratio. The osmolality of serum, urine,…

Q: What are the two types of carbonic anhydrase found in the kidney?

A: Carbonic anhydrase catalyzes the conversion of carbon dioxide and carbonic acid. It is found in the…

Q: How is uric acid formed? What is the significance of abnormally high concentration of uric acid in…

A: Uric acid is a primary nitrogeneous waste in case of birds, reptiles. It is comparably less toxic…

Q: Why are most plasma proteins the albumins and globulin excluded from the filtrate in a healthy…

A: Urine formation occurs in the kidneys. Nephrons are the structural units of kidneys.

Q: what is the significance of ketone and glucose on pathological constituents when present in urine?

A: Glucose is a monomer of complex carbohydrates. It means glucose is the simplest unit of…

Q: What happens to the concentration of sodium ions in the ECF if you consume a large amount of salt…

A: Extracellular fluid ( ECF ) volume can be defined by the balance of sodium and renal excretion. It's…

Q: What is the net result of the renal response to acidosis?

A: Metabolic acidosis is a common clinical condition that is characterized by reduced blood pH and…

Q: How does the structure of the glomerulus determine the composition of the tubular filtrate?

A: Kidneys are important organs of the urinary system in the body. Kidneys contain nephrons, which are…

Q: What are the three factors that regulate glomerular filtration rate? Does each of these increase,…

A: Glomerular filtration rate is a measure of the total amount of filtrate formed in the kidneys per…

Q: The renal handling of a novel drug is being studied. When the drug is present in the blood, it is…

A: GivenDrug reabsorption is negligible.

Q: )Name the two factors that trigger the release of ADH (vasopressin). b) What happens to plasma…

A: Since we answer the first question in case of multiple questions. If you want any specific question…

Q: Mr. White has chronic hypertension which has developed into end-stage renal disease. His symptoms…

A: Chronic hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a long-term condition where the blood…

Q: The kidneys are stimulated to produce renin Question options: a) when the sympathetic nervous system…

A: Kidneys are the pair of bean-shaped structure present in the pelvic region. These play a vital role…

Q: which blood pH would cause the kidneys specifically the collecting ducts to excrete bicarbonate…

A: Bicarbonate, also realized as HCO3, is a product of your body's metabolism .Blood brings bicarbonate…

Q: How might the buffering ability of the filtrate change if a person was experiencing severe diarrhea?…

A: Diarrhoea is a condition in which frequently than usual Loose, watery stools occur. It is caused…

Q: how can glucose be a diuretic

A: Diuresis is a phenomenon in which an increase in the production of urine occurs. The substance that…

Q: How net filtration pressure (NFP) depends directly upon the algebraic sum of four variables?

A: The urinary system’s function is to filter blood, eliminate waste products and also to regulate…

Q: How does angiotensin-II help to restore fluid balance when a person is dehydrated?

A: The relation between the total amount of water entering the organism through the ingestion of…

Q: What is removal of uric acid called?

A: Protein metabolism in the body often results in the accumulation of nitrogenous wastes. These…

Q: What are the two means by which the kidney helps to regulate blood pressure?

A: Kidneys are vital organs which form the part of the human renal system and responsible for blood…