waste‚ as does most of what we consume‚ the excretory system is responsible for removing this waste. It is essential that is waste is removed‚ or excreted‚ in order for the body to remain healthy. The human excretory system includes the liver‚ the kidneys‚ the large intestine‚ and the skin. Part 1: What Does the Excretory System Do? The excretory system is one of the most important systems in our bodies‚ as it excretes all the waste that would otherwise build up inside the body and eventually lead
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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 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
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discuss the structure and main functions of the kidney • explain the basic renal process of filtration re-absorption and secretion • explain the assessment of renal function Mar 14‚ 2015 NBNS3504 3 Faculty of Nursing & Allied Health Sciences Applied Applied Anatomy Anatomy and and Physiology Physiology of of Renal Renal System System Mar 14‚ 2015 NBNS3504 4 Faculty of Nursing & Allied Health Sciences Structure Structure of of the the Kidney Kidney • Paired organs‚ 140gm each • Location - retro-peritoneal
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Postoperative acute renal insufficiency may be multifactorial‚ relating to removal of an affected kidney‚ direct or indirect manipulation of the contralateral kidney‚ and rhabdomyolysis related to patient positioning. Postoperative acute renal insufficiency is usually brief but may need dialysis in rare cases. Long-term renal insufficiency is of minimal concern in patients with normal contralateral kidneys (17). 5.2 Venous thromboembolism Venous thromboembolism (VTE) which includes deep venous thrombosis
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• Ureterocele • Ureterocele • A ureterocele is a cystic out-pouching of the distal ureter into the urinary bladder. • Affects the kidney‚ ureter‚ and bladder • An abnormality that develops during embryo development • It is present at birth but may not be discovered until later in life. • There is no known prevention for this condition • Ureterocele Background • The clinical rate of ureteroceles has been found to be approximately 1 in 4000 pediatric admissions • Occurring almost entirely
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In the background of the nonstop increase in patients who need to transplant a part of body for survival‚ the law prohibiting the widespread of trading human organs in numerous nations is being a controversial issue. The information from “Topics for today” (Smith and Mare‚ 2004) as well as reference of other resources presenting in this paper does express two different perceptions. While most of ethical and political organisations oppose to transaction human organs‚ I still belive that it is necessary
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London‚ Canada record 87‚000 individuals who did not share the athletes’ good fortune stand on the U.S. national waiting list for organs. Of the 82‚000 waiting for kidneys or livers‚ about 6‚000 will die in the next twelve months.” So with those statistics you can partly image the huge number of people who are waiting for organs such as kidneys or livers each year. However unlike other diseases‚ the cure for those patients can not be produced by artifical materials in the factory‚ what those people need
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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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After 48h hours‚ i.e. on 10th day‚ an hour after test drug administration the animals were sacrificed and blood was collected from retro-orbital puncture. The blood was allowed to clot and the serum was separated for biochemical estimations. The kidney was dissected out‚ kept in 10% formalin and used for antioxidant and histological examination. Assessment of renal
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almost no white blood cell observed in the urine. (b) High red blood cell count in the urine indicates that there is an injury occurring at any site of the urinary tract‚ including kidney‚ bladder and urethra. Besides‚ high red blood cell count may associate with cancer‚ blood disorder‚ kidney stones or some kidney problems. However‚ high red blood cell count in the urine might also occur due to menstruation in
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