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Physiology General a376cc40

PAH is used to measure?

A
Extracellular fluid
B
Glomerular filtration rate
C
Renal plasma flow
D
Plasma value
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is'c'i.e., Renal plasma flow [Rel Ganong 248/e p, 678-679)A substance which closely satisfies this description is para-aminohippuric acid (PAH), Therefore,PAH is used to measure renal plasma flow.The PAH clearance ln a normal adult lc about 625 mV minute. That's a measure of effective renal plasma flow (ERPF).PAH is only 90% excreted in the urine in a single passage through the kidney, i.e., its extraction ratio is 0.9 (90%).

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