Comparative Anatomy Title: Date: Aim/Hypothesis: To compare the anatomy of the cane toad and the rat in order to … Materials and Safety/Ethical considerations: List materials used in the dissection Explain the safety and ethical considerations when collecting and dissecting animals. You can refer to the email sent home about toad collection in this section. Method: 1. A rat and a cane toad were dissected to compare their similarities and differences in anatomy structure. 2. Newspaper
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The Case of the Man with the Swollen Kidneys Mr. Newman is a 49 year old male who has hematuria‚ fever and severe flank pain. He also has bilateral lumbar tenderness‚ bilateral renal enlargement‚ liver enlargement‚ ankle and facial edema‚ skin pallor‚ and lung sounds suggest pulmonary edema. His vital signs are as follows: BP 172/100‚ heart rate 92 beats per minute‚ and a temperature of 102.2 F. There have been some labs done. His red blood count is 3.1 million cells‚ white blood count is 22
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Kidney stones can be formed due to changes in the normal balance of water‚ salts‚ and minerals in the urine. Sometimes minerals in urine mutually attached and form a small Kidney stone. Its size varies‚ ranging from the size of sugar crystals until the ping-pong ball. The difference of mineral composition changes also result in kidney stones. In General‚ most kidney stones rarely realized until it causes blockage in the urinary tract. These conditions will cause pain radiating from the front of
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Kidney Cancer KIdney Cancer is when cells in the body grow out of control. These cells can form a tumor or damaged tissue. If cancer cells grow in the kidney‚ it is called kidney cancer. The most common kidney cancer in adults is renal cell carcinoma. It forms in the lining of very small tubes in the kidney. Cancers found in the center of the kidney are known as transitional cell carcinoma. Wilms tumor is a kidney cancer that very young children can get. On average‚ people are diagnosed with kidney
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and solute concentration • Kidneys are major excretory organs o Like a city’s water treatment plant! • Urinary bladder is the temporary storage reservoir for urine • Ureters transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder • Urethra transports urine out of the body • How does the urinary system control pH? o Regulation of plasma hydrogen ion concentration (pH). The kidneys partner up with the lungs and they together
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Wednesday 10/17/2012 In lab we received a fetal pig for dissection to be done over five lab sessions. We started off with an over view of the pigs anatomy noticing the snout‚ external nares‚ eye structure‚ pinnae‚ tongue‚ teeth‚ tail‚ three clove hands‚ and feet. We also identitified the sex of our fetal pig‚ and upon observation at the base of the umbilical cord we determined the sex was a male. The first part of our dissection involved reviewing the masseter muscle structure. We use a scalpel
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. Update Article NSAIDs and Kidney P Ejaz‚ K Bhojani‚ VR Joshi* Abstract NSAIDs are commonly used drugs. Even with the advent of selective COX-2 inhibitors‚ nephrotoxicity still remains a concern. The adverse effects of NSAIDs are mediated via inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis from arachidonic acid by non-specific blocking of the enzyme cyclooxygenase leading to vasoconstriction and reversible mild renal impairment in volume contracted states. When unopposed‚ this may lead to acute tubular
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symptomfind.com/health/preventing-kidney-stones/ http://www.medicinenet.com/polycystic_kidney_disease/page2.htm 10 Important Tips For Preventing Kidney Stones By MaryAnn DePietroΙ March 13‚ 2012 AA Kidney stones are hard‚ small masses‚ which can develop inside the kidneys. Risk factors include family history‚ dehydration‚ obesity‚ taking certain types of medications and eating a diet high in protein and salt. Stones can become very painful as they travel from the kidney and move into the ureter. In
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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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What are some of the different types of kidney stones? A kidney stone develops from crystals that separate from urine and build up on the inner surfaces of the kidney. Normally‚ urine contains chemicals that prevent or inhibit the crystals from forming‚ however‚ in some people‚ stones still become formed. Crystals that remain small enough will travel through the urinary tract and pass out of the body in the urine without even being noticed. · calcium stones Calcium stones are the most common type
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