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Drugs and the Kidney
Renal Module
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Medical
Graduate
05/01/2009

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Term
What diuretic must be used when there is a low GFR and/or severe edema?
Definition

Furosamide (Lasix)


b/c most potent

Term
What does adding glucuronic acid to a drug in the kidney do to it?
Definition
makes it a polar molecule and allows it to be excreted (detox)
Term
What is renal clearence?
Definition
total clearance of the compound both in the urine, stored or metabolized
Term
What are examples of drugs that cause prerenal acute renal failure? (5)
Definition

NSAIDS

ACE I/ARB

immunosuppressives

cyclosporin

IV contrast

Term
What are examples of drugs that cause Acute tubular necrosis? (2)
Definition

aminoglycosides

cisplatin

Term
What are examples of drugs that cause acute interstitial nepritis? (6)
Definition

NSAIDS
sulfa

PNC

allopurinol

rifampin

cimetadine

 

Term
What are examples of drugs that cause post renal acute renal failure? (3)
Definition

acyclovir

analgesics

methotrexate

Term
What are examples of drugs that cause nephrotic syndrome? (4)
Definition

gold

NSAIDS

captopril

penicillamine

Term
What are examples of drugs that cause chronic renal failure? (4)
Definition

litium

analgesic

cyclosporin

cisplatin

Term
What drugs/endongenous compounds are excreted through the OAT? (7)
Definition

PAH

thiazide

furosamide

PNC

Cephalosporin

uric acid

salicylic

Term
What drugs are secreted through OCT 1? (5)
Definition

creatinine

cimetadine

epi

histamine

tripethoprim

Term
What is the driving transport mechanism for the compounds transported by OCT1 across the basallateral membrane?
Definition
facilitated diffusion
Term
What are the excretion methods by category I, II, and III drugs?
Definition

cat I excreted soley by kidney

cat II not by the kidney

cat III combo

Term
Which category of drugs needs to be adjusted in renal failure patients? I, II, or III
Definition
I
Term
What type of drugs have a low volume of distribution?
Definition

hydrophilic

those bound to protein

Term
What type of drugs have good volume of distribution?
Definition

lipophilic

tissue bound

Term
What can you do to decrease the toxicity of a category I drug and still maintain efficacy?
Definition

increase the time between dose

reduce the maintance dose

Term
What occurs when you administer a drug that binds to albumin to a renal failure patient?
Definition
due to the hypoalbuminema there is less albumin for the drug to bind therefore there is a higher amount of free drug in the blood, which can cause increased toxicity
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