NBME 20 Ductal ion reabsorption is more efficient at low flow rates (NBME Answers)

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Ductal ion reabsorption is more efficient at low flow rates🔍
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submitted by sinforslide(49),

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Dcault elcls omyifd nilatii aa,livs cgausin nstopobriare fo Na,+ -Cl and estcrnoie of +K and .C-HO ;&-tg ehihgr +K dna OH-C eoricntnstoacn, lreow N+a -lC rnnoicatoenstc ni v.ailas In tish spcero,s MREO aNCl is ,eserbbdora nanmeig that lvaasi send up giben pcohiynto to psaaml.

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https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Relation-between-the-concentrations-mEq-l-of-sodium-potassium-chloride-and_fig3_46598804

if you look a the figure HCO3- stays relatively constant from flow rate of 1-4

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iylavraS ceosetirn . 1 At owl lfwo = igHh naonctretnico of tospsma;ui owl tornnnetoiascc of smio,du a,cbibr &;apm 2doi crleh. ta ihhg olwf = owl ncrteitancono of pts;iaumos hghi nrasocneintoct of iudmso, abcb,ir pa&m; ociedrlh

sherry That's exactly what I was thinking when I was taking the test. But I was sidetracked by same HCO3 level. Can somebody explain this part to me?? +

smc213 @sherry https://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~petesmif/petesmif/salivary%20secretion/bicarbonate%20secretion.htm +1

charcot_bouchard Because salivary duct removes Na & Cl while secrete K & Hco3 in lumen. In low flow rate HCO3 & K inc because duct is doing its thing for more time. At high flow rate K slightly dec (as cant be secrted as much) but HCO3 stays almost same. the reason is high flow indicates higher metabolism & higher bicarb production. +

cienfuegos Regarding the bicarb (via BRS Physiology, which explains flow rate as coming down to "contact time" where slow flow allows more reabsorption of NaCl): The only ion that does not “fit” this contact time explanation is HCO3−; HCO3− secretion is selectively stimulated when saliva secretion is stimulated. +3

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submitted by stepwarrior(20),

all fine and dandy except bicarbonate isn't constant with flow rate

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submitted by usmledelirium(0),

I think everyone is focusing on Bicarb when you can just compare flow rate and NaCL.

High flow rate = 2x Nacl ; same bicarb Low flow rate = 1x Nacl; same bicarb

this shows that when flow is slow, you are able to reabsorb more.