TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Renal Function & Micturition
A1  - Barrett, Kim E.
A1  - Barman, Susan M.
A1  - Boitano, Scott
A1  - Reckelhoff, Jane F.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Ganong's Medical Physiology Examination & Board Review
AB  - OBJECTIVESAfter  reading  this  chapter,  you  should  be  able  to:Describe  the  morphology  of  a  typical  nephron  and  its  blood  supply.Define  autoregulation  and  list  the  major  theories  advanced  to  explain  autoregulation  in  the  kidneys.Define  glomerular  filtration  rate,  describe  how  it  can  be  measured,  and  list  the  major  factors  affecting  it.Outline  tubular  handling  of  Na+  and  water.Discuss  tubular  reabsorption  and  secretion  of  glucose  and  K+.Describe  how  the  countercurrent  mechanism  in  the  kidney  operates  to  produce  hypertonic  or  hypotonic  urine.List  the  major  classes  of  diuretics;  understand  how  each  operates  to  increase  urine  flow.Describe  the  voiding  reflex.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1142557171
ER  -