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Last Update: 05/06/2024 05:25 AM

Current Deck: P1 Summer 2024::Phar 443 (GI)::Renal Pathophysiology

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Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS)
  • {{c1::Angiotensinogen made in the liver }}
  • {{c2::Low BP → renin released by JG cells of kidney }}
  • {{c3::Renin converts angiotensinogen → angiotensin 1 }}
  • {{c4::ACE converts 1 to 2 → vasoconstriction + adrenal cortex releases aldosterone }}
  • {{c5::Na + retention (into the blood), K secreted }}
  • {{c6::Water follows Na + into the blood → BP stabilized}}
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