1.

Which of the following compounds are used as agents to determine Glomerular Filtration Rate?(a) Calcium ion(b) Albumin(c) Creatinine(d) Calcium carbonateThis question was posed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.My doubt stems from Drugs Excretion topic in portion Prodrugs & Excretion of Drugs of Drug Biotechnology

Answer»

Right choice is (c) Creatinine

To elaborate: GFR is determined by AGENT which is excreted exclusively by glomerular filtration and is neither secreted nor reabsorbed in the tubules. The excretion RATE of such compounds is 120-130 ml/min. The compounds USED are creatinine, INSULIN, mannitol, sodium thiosulfate.



Discussion

No Comment Found

Related InterviewSolutions