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Synthetic steroid abuse

blockade of ganglionic nicotinic receptors

Disease of the adrenal cortex that increases aldosterone secretion

Baroreceptor denervation causes…..?

Increased water and sodium excretion

Decreased total peripheral resistance

Chronic hypertension

Labile blood pressure

Transplantation of a kidney from a normotensive rat to a hypertension rat leads to

An increase in blood pressure in the recipient

Hypertension in the recipient

Normotension in the recipient

Initially, blood pressure will be reduced, but later, hypertension will return in the recipient

Which of the following systolic/diastolic pressures (mmHg) would NOT be classified as hypertension?

128/90

140/85

135/85

160/80.

Complete the sentence.

Liddle's syndrome _______.

can be corrected by treatment with aldosterone

is linked to high plasma renin levels

is caused by increased tubular epithelial sodium channel activity

is linked to hyperkalemia

How does increased angiotensin II shift the diuresis/natriuresis curve?

Angiotensin II has no effect on this relationship

Can be right or left depending on co-existing conditions

Leftward

Rightward

Angiotensin does NOT cause which of the following?

Aldosterone secretion

Vasoconstriction

Decreased sympathetic nerve activity

Vasodilation

Pheochromocytoma is characterised by _________.

over production of angiotensin II

over production of aldosterone

occurs in the zona fasciculata

over production of adrenaline

During head-out water immersion one mechanism that increases the production of urine involves:

Increased renal sympathetic nerve activity leading to renin release.

Water absorption through the skin.

Atrial natriuretic peptide release from the heart.

Decreased cardiac baroreceptor firing.