Discussion:
Kidney Filtration
You have just been in an accident and have experienced substantial blood loss. What autoregulatory mechanisms in the kidney will be initiated to maintain filtration pressure? Describe this mechanism in detail. If blood loss continues, what will occur to the autoregulatory mechanism?
Given the following lab values, answer the same questions addressed in question, again, give specific reasons for your answers.
pH = 7.48; PCO2 = 46 mm Hg; HCO3- = 33mEq/L