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Effective filtration pressure was calculated to be 20 mm Hg; where glomerular hydrostatic pressure was 70 mm of Hg. Which other pressure is affecting the filtration process? How much is it?

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The other pressure affecting the filtration process is osmotic pressure of blood and filtrate hydrostatic pressure. Commonly effective filtration pressure (EFP) is represented as; 

EFP = Glomerular Hydrostatic pressure in glomerulus – (Osmotic pressure of blood + Filtrate Hydrostatic pressure) 

If EFP = 20 mmHg and Glomerular Hydrostatic pressure = 70 mmHg 20 = 70 – (Osmotic pressure of blood + Filtrate hydrostatic pressure) 

∴ (Osmotic pressure of blood + Filtrate hydrostatic pressure) = 70-20 Then (Osmotic pressure of blood + Filtrate Hydrostatic pressure) = 50 mmHg .



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