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Treatment of Strongyloides: Ivermectin Therapy

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Ivermectin is the drug of choice for which of the following parasitic infections?

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Aldosterone is a mineralocorticoid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex. Its primary site of action is the principal cells of the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct in the kidney. Its main effect is to increase the reabsorption of sodium ions (Na+) from the tubular fluid back into the blood. This is achieved by stimulating the synthesis and insertion of sodium channels (ENaC) and sodium-potassium pumps (Na+/K+-ATPase) into the luminal and basolateral membranes of these cells. As sodium is reabsorbed, it creates an electrochemical gradient that promotes the secretion of potassium ions (K+) into the urine and the reabsorption of water (follows sodium osmotically). Therefore, aldosterone's overall actions are to conserve sodium (and consequently water) and to excrete potassium, which helps regulate blood volume, blood pressure, and potassium balance.

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