Changes

==Control of Blood Pressure==

==Control of Blood Pressure==

If a sudden change in blood pressure occurs it is controlled in the short term by the sympathetic nervous system which alters three things:

If a sudden change in [[Vascular System - Anatomy & Physiology|blood pressure]] occurs it is controlled in the short term by the sympathetic nervous system which alters three things:

* Total peripheral resistance

* Total peripheral resistance

* Capacitance

* Capacitance

It is only in the long term in response to chronic changes in blood pressure that the kidney works to alter the balance between fluid intake and output in order to regulate blood pressure.  It is this response which will be covered here.

It is only in the long term in response to chronic changes in blood pressure that the kidney works to alter the balance between fluid intake and output in order to regulate blood pressure.  It is this response which will be covered here.

==Renal Regulation==

==Renal Regulation==