Nefropatías y diuréticos

Leslie L.  Santiago-Mejía; Melina  Carballo-Fajardo; Karla A.  Reyes-Mínguez

doi:10.29057/estr.v7i13.5087

Authors

Leslie L. Santiago-Mejía Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
Melina Carballo-Fajardo Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
Karla A. Reyes-Mínguez Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29057/estr.v7i13.5087

Keywords:

Diuretic, Nephropathies,, Nephrons, Reabsorption,, Cotransport, Secretion,, Electrolytes

Abstract

Diuretics are substances that cause the removal of water and electrolytes from the body through urine; increase urine fluid and solute secretion in it. The most common clinical use of diuretics is to reduce the volume of extracellular fluid. It has several classes: Osmotics, handles, thiacídes, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, Aldosterone antagonists, Sodium channel blockers.
Nephropathies (formerly nephrosis) is kidney damage, disease, or pathologies. They consist of two categories: 1.-Acute renal injury. 2.-Chronic nephropathies.
Acute kidney injury is subdivided into: Prerenal, intrarenal and postrenal renal injury.
Chronic nephropathy is caused by: Metabolic disorders, hypertension, urinary tract infection or obstruction.