Introduction Chronic kidney disease is defined as presence of kidney damage or decreased kidney function for three or more months‚ irrespective of the cause[1]. Persistent damage or decrease in kidney function for at least three months‚ is necessary to differentiate between acute and chronic renal disease. There are different stages of CKD and different diagnostic methods by which it can be diagnosed. Stages of CKD: Stage1 − GFR >90 mL/min per 1.73 m2 Stage 2 − GFR 60 to 89 mL/min per 1.73
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Undertake tissue viabillity risk assessments. 1.1 Describe the anatomy and physiology of healthy skin. Skin is the largest organ of the body‚ covering and protecting the entire surface of the body. The total surface area of skin is around 3000 sq inches or roughly around 19‚355 sq cm depending on age‚ height‚ and body size. The skin‚ along with its derivatives‚ nails‚ hair‚ sweat glands‚ and sebaceous glands forms the integumentary system. Besides providing protection to the body the skin has
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------------------------------------------------- Tissues Study Questions 1. What is the hierarchy of structural order in living organisms? * Atom‚ molecule‚ cells‚ tissue‚ organ‚ organ system‚ organism 2. Why is it important to understand “structure – function” relationships? How do the structure and function of the tissues apply to this concept? * It is important to know structure and function relationships so that you will understand how everything works together. * With tissues it is important to
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I. Kidney Anatomy A. Every day the kidneys filter nearly 200 liters of fluid from the bloodstream‚ allowing toxins‚ metabolic wastes‚ and excess ions to leave the body in urine while returning needed substances to the blood; of this‚ only 1-2 L of urine is actually formed daily B. Location and External Anatomy 1. Kidneys - bean-shaped organs that lie retroperitoneal in the superior lumbar region. 2. The medial surface is concave and has a renal
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and outer tangential walls. Lacunar Collenchyma Lacunar collenchyma consist thickening around the cell walls facing the cavity lumen or intracellular spaces. Sclerenchyma tissue is composed of cells with rigid cell walls and they function to support the weight of a plant organ. The main function is as supporting tissues that withstands various strains resulting from stretching and bending which makes the plant elastics. There are two types of sclerenchyma cells which are fibers andsclereids. They
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According to an article written by Kirstine Rice on the American Safety and Health Institute website‚ about 1/3 of all injuries in the United States occur at home. Knowing basic first aid is an extremely important skill to know when accidents do arise. All throughout life we go through experiences that lead us to these injuries. Whether it is cooking in the kitchen‚ riding a bike‚ or even just walking down the street accidents can happen. And being the kind of kid who did everything my parents said
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Mammalian Kidney Investigation Background Information: The kidneys are dark red bean -shaped organs that are a very important pair of organs that perform many functions. The kidneys have a convex side and a concave side. They are each about the size of a fist. The kidneys are located near the middle back of a human‚ just below the rib cage‚ one on each side of the spine. One kidney is located below the spleen on the left side of the body‚ whereas the other kidney is located just below the liver
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Sarah Jacob How to Apply First Aid Demonstration Speech Introduction: I know all of us at some point have gotten a cut or scrape and started bleeding or you just freak out and don’t know what to do. All though out life we go through different experiences that leave us with all kinds of injuries‚ weather it be cooking in the kitchen‚ riding your bike or just walking down the street‚ accidents can happen. And though all my personal experiences I’ve learned that there is a proper way of taking
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Types of epithelial tissue Connective tissue -Connective tissues are fibrous tissues. They are comprised of cells separated by non-living material‚ which is called extracellular matrix. Connective tissue holds other tissues together such as in the formation of organs‚ and has the ability to stretch and contract passively. Bone‚ often referred to as osseous tissue‚ and blood are examples of specialized connective tissues. Conective tissues are cells that are suspended in a matrix of their own secretions
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This essay “Kidneys” is from the book “Strangers Drowning” written by Larissa MacFarquhar‚ which is about kidney donors and how they go on about their lives after the ‘satisfaction’ of saving someone’s life‚ or just for pure altruism. The story clearly states how one of the donors in this piece‚ Paul Wagner‚ didn’t feel as much as a hero afterward. He lived off the attention from the media‚ admiration from the people around him‚ and “had loved telling people that he was donating a kidney to a stranger
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