Apr 22, 2019
Renal clearance
Volume of plasma that is completely removed from a given substance.
Indicates whether a substance is filtered, reabsorbed, and/or secreted.
It is calculated according to the Fick Principle, which states: The amount of substance that enters the kidney is equal to the amount of substance that leaves it.
Renal blood flow
Volume of blood that flows through the kidneys per minute (mL/min).
Typically 20-25% of total cardiac output.
Renal blood plasma
Volume of renal blood plasma that flows through the kidneys per minute (mL/min)
Plasma is the aqueous portion of the blood.
