Urinalysis also called urine test. This test can help find conditions that may need treatment or detect some common disease‚ urine test help find serious diseases in early stages. It may take before surgery or people at high risk for kidney problems‚ diabetes‚ liver problems or any other metabolic conditions. 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
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None Centrifuged?: Yes Why?: Need serum for testing. Special Considerations: let set and clot for a/b 30 min-1hr‚ Red tube with gel @ bottom is SST tube (separates serum) Tests preformed: Albumin (liver function)‚ amylase (pancreatic function)‚ bilirubin (liver function‚ shield from light)‚ blood urea nitrogen AKA BUN (kidney function)‚ Calcium (parathyroid function)‚ carcinoembryonic antigen AKA CEA (monitors cancer progress)‚ Cholesterol (cardiac risk monitoring‚ fasting)‚ creatinine (kidney function)
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Brad is a 37 year old Caucasian male that entered the Emergency Department after experiencing a seizure in the middle of the night. The seizure was described by his wife as generalized‚ lasting approximately two minutes with tonic-clonic movements along with a loss of unconsciousness and function of his bladder. Brad reported that he has had headaches that have been unresponsive to over the counter medication over the last four month and his wife also notes that he has had an increased loss in energy
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They can also be as tiny as sand or as big as a golf ball. Gallstones will be formed when chemicals in excess or imbalance in our body. Examples of chemicals in our body are cholesterol‚ bilirubin‚ bile salts and more. 80% of gallstones are made up of cholesterol and 20% of gallstones are made up of bilirubin which is calcium and an orange-yellow waste product. Signs and symptoms: Most of the people do not feel any pain although they have gallstones in their gallbladder or duct bile. The gallstones
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The German organic chemist Hans Fischer (1881-1945) was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1930 for his researches into the constitution of hemin and chlorophyll and especially for his synthesis of hemin. Hans Fischer‚ the son of Dr. Eugen Fischer‚ a manufacturer of chemicals‚ was born at Höchst am Main‚ on July 27‚ 1881. He entered the University of Lausanne in 1899‚ read chemistry and medicine‚ and subsequently transferred to the University of Marburg‚ where he graduated in chemistry in
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the liver‚ our bodies would be poisoned and unfit for us to do anything at all. It is a metabolically active organ responsible for many vital life functions. The primary functions of the liver are: Bile productions and excretion. Excretion of bilirubin‚ cholesterol‚ hormones‚ and drugs. Metabolism of fats‚ proteins‚ and carbohydrates. Enzyme activation. Storage of glycogen‚ vitamins‚ and minerals. Synthesis of plasma proteins‚ such as albumin‚ and clotting factors. And blood detoxification
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Running Head: RH INCOMPATIBILITY Rh Incompatibility Abstract Rh is an abbreviation for Rhesus. Everyone is born with a certain blood type that is either Rh positive or Rh negative. Rh incompatibility occurs when the mother’s blood type is Rh negative and her fetus’s blood type is Rh positive. The possible mixing of fetal and maternal blood can stimulate the mother’s immune system to produce anti-Rh antibodies. The anti-Rh antibodies are not produced in significant amounts until after delivery
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Urine Analysis Lab Report Objectives: To learn what tests can analyze a person’s urine and what they find Chem – 9 Test Specific Density Microscope Analysis of Urine To analyze a urine sample Examine presence of normal/abnormal elements Use urine sample to find specific gravity‚ pH‚ and chemical parts To have a better understanding of filtration‚ reabsorption‚ and secretion‚ and see how they affect urine production. Background: There is a lot of importance that comes with testing urine. Many different
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1. Describe the important components and major functions of blood. • Blood performs a number of functions dealing with: • Substance distribution • Regulation of blood levels of particular substances • Body protection • Blood transports: • Oxygen from the lungs and nutrients from the digestive tract • Metabolic wastes from cells to the lungs and kidneys for elimination Hormones from endocrine glands to target organs • Blood maintains: • Appropriate body temperature by absorbing
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I. Introduction A. Concepts in nutrition‚ medical nutrition therapy‚ and organ systems concerned Nutrition is the study of food in relation to health. The Food and Nutrition Council of the American Medical Association defined nutrition as the “science of food‚ the nutrients and other substances therein‚ their action‚ interaction and balance in relation to health and disease‚ and the processes by which the organism ingests‚ digests‚ absorbs‚ transports‚ utilizes and excrete food substances
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