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How do you treat a volume depleted metabolic alkalosis?
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Infuse isotonic NaCl.
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What happens if you infuse isotonic glucose solution to a person who is deficient in cortisol?
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The person will have reduced Na+ osmolarity.
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How do you tell the difference between primary and secondary hyperaldosteronism?
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K+ concentration is going to be low in primary but normal in secondary since there will already be a high concentration of K+ in the cortical collecting duct preventing its secretion
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What is postprandial dumping syndrome?
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Early emptying of the stomach into the duodenum.
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Someone with hepatic cirrhosis is going to show what kinds of symptoms?
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delays in blood clotting, ascites, reduced calcium absorption from the intestines, esophageal varices
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In a normal man, how much filtrate is produced over a course of a day?
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180 L/24 hours
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What condition varies the amount of urea excretion?
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urine flow rate is proportional to urea excretion
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