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need a renal summary
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- Renal system summary (BFS)
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- University Of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)
This is to help summarise secretion and re absorption
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1. Sodium (Na+):- Filtered by glomeruli: 25,000 mmol/day
- Reabsorbed in proximal convoluted tubule (PCT): 65-70%
- Reabsorbed in loop of Henle: 20-25%
- Reabsorbed in distal convoluted tubule (DCT): 5-10%
- Excreted in urine: 1-2% of filtered load
2. Water:
- Filtered by glomeruli: 180 L/day
- Reabsorbed in PCT: 65-70%
- Reabsorbed in loop of Henle: 20-25%
- Reabsorbed in collecting duct: variable, depending on ADH levels
- Excreted in urine: 1-2 L/day
3. Glucose:
- Filtered by glomeruli: 180 g/day
- Reabsorbed in PCT: 100% (up to threshold of 200-250 mg/dL)
- Excreted in urine: 0-20 g/day (depending on blood glucose levels)
4. Amino Acids:
- Filtered by glomeruli: 100-200 mmol/day
- Reabsorbed in PCT: 95-100% - Excreted in urine: 0-5 mmol/day
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