KROK 1 2021 – Question 134 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
A patient suffers from disturbed renal function. To check the filtration ability of the kidneys, he was referred for clearance measurement of the following substance:
- A. Creatinine
- B. Glutamine
- C. Indole
- D. Hydrogen carbonate
- E. Uric acid
Hint
Pick the endogenous compound that is filtered in the glomeruli and is hardly reabsorbed or secreted by the tubules, so that its clearance approximates the filtration rate.
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