RAAS — Flashcards

Can cortisone activate mineralocorticoid receptors?_____

What is the result when thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins bind to TSH receptors of the thyroid gland?_____

Relative to time, how do peptide hormones differ from steroid hormones?_____

What effect does angiotensin II activity have on renal blood flow? _____

ACE is primarily located in the vascular endothelium of the _____

Aldosterone _____ the number of luminal membrane K+ channels in the late distal tubule and collecting duct

Does secondary adrenal insufficiency present with hyperkalemia?_____

What are the levels of TSH in hypothyroidism due to thyroiditis or I- deficiency? Why?_____

What is the effect on ADH secretion if a patient has high volume AND high osmolarity?_____

What effect does normal levels of angiotensin II have on GFR? _____