Natriuresis

Natriuresis

Natriuresis is the process of excretion of sodium in the urine via action of the kidneys. Natriuresis is promoted (more sodium is excreted) by Brain and Atrial natriuretic peptides, and it is inhibited (sodium is conserved) by chemicals such as aldosterone. Natriuresis lowers the concentration of sodium in the blood and also tends to lower blood volume because osmotic forces make water follow sodium out of the body's blood circulation and into the urine. Many diuretic drugs take advantage of this mechanism to treat medical conditions like hypernatremia and hypertension.

Excess natriuresis can be caused by:

v · d · eUrinary system, physiology: renal physiology and acid-base physiology
Filtration
Hormones affecting filtration
Secretion/clearance
Pharmacokinetics · Clearance of medications · Urine flow rate
Reabsorption
Endocrine
Assessing Renal function/
Measures of dialysis
Acid-base physiology
Buffering/compensation
Other

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  • natriuresis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from natrium sodium (from International Scientific Vocabulary natron) + uresis urination, from Greek ourēsis, from ourein to urinate more at urine Date: 1957 excessive loss of sodium in the urine • natriuretic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • natriuresis — natriuretic /nay treuh yoo ret ik/, adj., n. /nay treuh yoo ree sis/, n. excretion of sodium in the urine. [1957; NATRI(UM) + uresis < Gk oúresis urination, equiv. to oure , var. s. of oureîn to urinate + sis SIS] * * * …   Universalium

  • natriuresis — noun The presence of (excessive) sodium salts in the urine …   Wiktionary

  • natriuresis — [ˌneɪtrɪjʊ(ə) ri:sɪs, ˌnat ] noun Physiology excretion of sodium in the urine. Derivatives natriuretic adjective Origin 1950s: from natron + Gk ourēsis urination …   English new terms dictionary

  • natriuresis — na·tri·ure·sis …   English syllables

  • natriuresis — n. the excretion of sodium in the urine, especially in greater than normal amounts …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • natriuresis — na•tri•u•re•sis [[t]ˌneɪ trə yʊˈri sɪs[/t]] n. phl excretion of sodium in the urine • Etymology: 1957; natrium sodium (< G; see natron) + uresis < Gk oúrēsis urination =ourē , var. s. of oureîn to urinate + sis sis na tri•u•ret′ic ˈrɛt ɪk… …   From formal English to slang

  • natriuresis — noun the presence of abnormally large amounts of sodium in the urine • Derivationally related forms: ↑natriuretic • Hypernyms: ↑symptom …   Useful english dictionary

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