You accidentally remove the adrenal glands. The patient nowdoesn’t produce aldosterone. What affect will this have on thekidneys? What effect on hydration? What effect on blood pressure?Tell me one other system that will be drastically altered by a lackof adrenal glands.
Next, the patient begins to hyperventilate, what will happen toplasma pH? How might a paper bag help correct this? What will thekidneys do to compensate?
You hand them a pill of unknown origin. After they’ve taken it, youdiscover that it’s a poison, which is filtered and secreted in thenephron, but not reabsorbed. Is this better or worse than somethingthat is reabsorbed? Explain.
