Packet 3: Bonus 8

One of the “loop” types of these drugs, furosemide, works by inhibiting a Na-K-Cl co-transporter. For 10 points each,
[10m] Name these drugs, one type of which leaves a large concentration of sodium in the proximal convoluted tubule. Vasopressin counters the effects of these drugs.
ANSWER: diuretics [accept loop diuretics or anti-diuretic hormone; anti-prompt on carbonic anhydrase inhibitors]
[10e] The aforementioned loop diuretics operate on the Loop of Henle, a part of this functional unit of the kidney.
ANSWER: nephrons [anti-prompt on glomerulus or distal convoluted tubule or proximal convoluted tubule or renal corpuscle]
[10h] A lack of vasopressin production can lead to the “insipidus” form of this condition. A drug used to treat this condition is metformin.
ANSWER: diabetes [accept diabetes insipidus or type 2 diabetes or diabetes mellitus]
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