is faster than to boiling water and waiting to combine a sample or urine and a chemical solution to receive the results.
is faster than to boiling water and waiting to combine a sample or urine and a chemical solution to receive the results.
The materials used in this experiment were a scale, 24" of dialysis tubing, 4 transfer pipettes, sugar, scissors, rubber bands, four coffee cups, a 250ml graduated cylinder, a ruler, a small sauce pan, and 3 clean containers.…
5. 5. What type of assay was used to measure plasma insulin and glucagon levels? glucose, oxidase, peroxide, dianisidine…
The water in the test tubes surrounding the dialysis tubings was tested with standard food test reagents at the beginning of the experiment and again after one hour. The results showed that neither starch nor reducing sugar was present in the water surrounding tubes A and B at the beginning of the experiment. (7 marks)…
Diabetes mellitus is a condition created by the inadequate secretion of insulin from the pancreas. Insulin is a hormone that allows your body to use carbohydrates or store them for future use. Inadequate amounts of insulin causes a condition called hyperglycemia, which is an excessive amount of glucose in the blood stream. When the blood is filtered through the kidney, a large of amount of glucose is retained in the filtrate and a large amount of it cannot be reabsorbed and is excreted out as urine. The large amount of glucose within the filtrate changes the osmotic pressure within the nephron, which reduces the amount of water that is reabsorbed back into the bloodstream. The sample with diabetes mellitus should hypothetically result in the sample of urine turning orange after 10 drops of Benedict’s Solution was added and the sample was heated. The sample turning orange after the Benedict’s Test was done on the sample would mean that the sample tested positive for…
9. Imagine how the 3-D structure of the nephron would appear. For example, the Bowman’s capsule is a cup-like chamber containing the glomerulus. The filtrate that occurs due to high pressure in the glomerulus empties into the Bowman’s capsule and drains into the proximal convoluted tubule. If desired, sculpt a 3-D Bowman’s capsule out of clay and place it on top of your diagram.…
Inoculate test tubes prepared with the following mediums – Triple Sugar Iron agar slant (TSI slant), Bile Esculin Agar slant (BEA tube), a methyl-red Voges-Proskauer tube (MR-VP tube) and a Urease tube. Incubate the inoculated tubes, to be read at the following lab session.…
6.What type of assay was used to measure plasma insulin and glucagon levels? Glucose, Oxidase, Peroxide, and Dianisidine…
The real time continuous glucose monitor has three crucial uses that distinguish it from finger stick glucose monitoring. The first is using the monitor as a diagnostic tool for a limited of extended period of time to track glucose levels to optimize glycemic control. Second, the CGM can detect episodes of hypoglycemia with internal alarms set by the patient to notify when the glucose is less than a certain amount. Episodes of…
Acute renal failure: Ms. Jones’s, an elder female of 68 years, has undergone open-heart surgery to restore a number of obstructed vessels in her heart. On her first day postoperatively, it is charted that she has oliguria.…
Testing blood glucose levels pre-meal and post-meal can help the patient with diabetes make better food choices, based on how their bodies are responding to specific foods. Patients should be taught specific directions for obtaining an adequate blood sample and what to do with the numbers that they receive. Research has found that patients who have had education on the use of their meters and how to interpret the data are more likely to perform self-blood glucose monitoring on a regular basis (Franz, 2012).…
Healthcare providers implement various techniques that help prevent a patient from contracting nosocomial infections. Perhaps the most common acquired and treated infection is a urinary tract infection caused by long-term indwelling catheter use. The use and insertion of catheters is typically avoided in hospitals because any catheter associated UTI that occurs while the patient is hospitalized, is no longer reimbursable. The population that has the greatest risk for developing UTI’s is older adults that reside in long-term care facilities that have medical conditions which require the use of long-term indwelling catheters (LTIC), usually more than 30 days. Conditions such as urinary retention, cognitive deficits, or urine leakage preventing a stage 3 or stage 4 pressure ulcers from healing are just a few examples why an LTIC may be indicated. Although infection is inevitable for these patients, ways to prevent catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), in clinical settings are being reviewed. The article “Preventing infection in elders with long-term indwelling urinary catheters”, examines three preventative measures: use of sliver tipped catheters, cranberry juice extract, and oral vaccine OM-89…
Catheter acquired urinary tract infection is one of the most common acquired nosocomial infections (Nicolle, 2008). According to Newman (2010), they constitute 40% of all hospital-acquired infections, and 80% of these infections are attributable to indwelling urethral catheter (IUC) use. The incidence of bacteriuria is 3%–10% per catheter day (Furfari & Wald, 2008). Catheter-associated infections have harmful outcomes, including catheter or stent obstruction caused by biofilm formation, which usually requires removal and reinsertion of the device. Urinary catheters also cause other health issues, such as trauma to the bladder and urethral mucosa,…
One of the clinical skills I have learnt, on my first placement, was urine dipstick analysis. As Bishop (2008) states routine urinalysis is relatively fast, simple and accurate test that detects abnormalities in composition of urine like protein, glucose, ketones, bilirubin, leucocytes, nitrite and blood. The findings may determine further specific investigations and tests i.e. leucocytes and nitrites in urine may suggest presence of bacteria in urine causing urinary tract infection (Midthun, S.J. 2004). The urine specimen should be sent to laboratory for culture where the organism is specified and…
Patients will be asked to pee in to a clean cup called specimen cup, urine test only require small amount of the urine. Usually they are two parts of urine test include. First part, visual exam. The sample of urine will be looked for color and cleanness, an infection may make urine look cloudy and smell bad. Urine found with blood and foamy can be the signs of kidney problems. Second part, dipstick test, dipstick is a thin stick with strips chemicals. Strips change color if substance is above normal range.…
Kidney disease is a hushed killer. Almost 12 per cent of India’s population is expected to be suffering from some form of undetected kidney disease, which can cause a total kidney failure that needs dialysis and transplantation. Only 9 per cent of the patients are able to obtain kidney transplant and pay for the treatment. As many people belong to the weaker socio-economic status it is difficult to undergo dialysis which costs around Rs. 1,500 - Rs 2,200 per session in private centre’s. It has to be done thrice every week which cost around Rs 25,000 - Rs 30,000 per month. Transplantation costs nearly Rs 4-5 lakh in private hospitals and must wait for the donor. The rising incidence of diabetes, hepatitis…