00:00 So let's wrap up what we've learned. 00:02 We know that kidneys have super powers or functions if you want to call them that. 00:07 They clean and maintain extracellular fluid. 00:11 They maintain acid-base. 00:13 They excrete waste and other substances like drugs that we need to get rid of in the body. 00:18 They also regulate blood pressure. 00:20 They reabsorb water, glucose, and amino acids. 00:24 and they produce hormones, and an enzyme we call renin. 00:28 Now we use diuretics with patients who are fluid volume overloaded. 00:33 We need to get rid of some of the extra fluid. 00:35 They need this medication to stimulate their kidneys to excrete an increased amount of fluid. 00:40 And we showed you where each part of the nephron that particular group of medications work. 00:45 Diuretics at work in the nephron include CAIs, loop diuretics, thiazide diuretics and potassium sparing diuretics. 00:54 Thank you for watching our video today.
The lecture Functions of the Kidney: In a Nutshell (Nursing) by Rhonda Lawes, PhD, RN is from the course Review: Anatomy and Physiology of the Renal and Urinary System (Nursing).
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