transmit impulses‚ and regulating the balance of blood and body fluids. I believe it is important to monitor your sodium intake in order to stay in good health. Kidneys are the most common concern when too much sodium is being taken in because it can lead to damage to the heart. When there is an excessive amount‚ the kidneys are unable to keep up with the body as they are trying to excrete waste. As sodium is taken in‚ the body retains water to dilute the sodium which leads to an increase in
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Glomerulonephritis The kidney performs many functions which include regulation of extracellular fluid and blood pressure‚ regulation of osmolarity‚ maintenance of ion balance‚ regulation of pH levels‚ excretion of waste‚ and the production of hormones. Although the kidney performs all these functions‚ the renal disease Glomerulonephritis‚ also known as glomerular nephritis and abbreviated GN relates to the excretion of waste. With this disease‚ the part of your kidney which is called the renal
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Serum creatinine is an important marker of renal health as it is an easily measured byproduct of muscle metabolism that is excreted unchanged by the kidneys. Creatinine itself is produced by a biological system include creatine‚ phosphocreatine or creatine phosphate‚ and adenosine triphosphate “ATP”. Creatine is formed mainly in the liver from the methylation of glycocyamine by S-adenosyl methionine. It is then carried through blood to the other organs‚ muscle‚ and brain‚ where‚ through phosphorylation
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particular system maintains proper homeostasis of water‚ salts and nitrogenous wastes (Iqba‚ 2010). There are four major organs that make up the Urinary system. The four major organs are the kidneys‚ ureters‚ urinary bladder‚ and the urethra. The first organ within the urinary system is the kidney. The kidney is considered as the major organ of the entire system itself.
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Cardiac Catheterization and Kidney Function In many hospitals‚ the use of cardiac catheterization is used to determine if a patient has occluded arteries or grafts. This procedure saves many lives every day and helps prevent myocardial infarctions in many cases. The procedure itself is rather simple and safe for the most part‚ but one thing that many fail to realize is how hard the procedure is on kidney function due to the dye used intra-procedure. According to the NIH‚ kidney damage caused by dye is
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ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY Chronic Kidney Disease Cardiovascular System The cardiovascular system is sometimes called the circulatory system. It consists of the heart‚ which is a muscular pumping device‚ and a closed system of vessels called arteries‚ veins‚ and capillaries. As the name implies‚ blood contained in the circulatory system is pumped by the heart around a closed circuit of vessels as it passes again and again through the various "circulations" of the body. The Heart * The heart
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Introduction: The issue being discussed is should there be a market in human organs. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services‚ there are currently 86‚445 people waiting for kidney transplantation‚ while only 7‚000 people are available as kidney donors. The debate under construction is of an ethical concern. Is it right or wrong to market human organs? There are opposing positions on this issue. Each has many pretenses and personal and strong rationale for their defense on this
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Clinical Practice Guidelines‚ acute kidney injury is the condition that the kidney structure and function is being affected. These condition can refer to the acute kidney diseases and disorders. In AKI‚ there are three important factors that needed to be considered. For instances‚ the kidney function estimation‚ fluctuations in the creatinine production and fluid balance. A study conducted by Jelliffe et al. (2002) found that in AKI‚ the function of the kidney is in non-steady state. Hence‚ the Jelliffe
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of many unstable factors‚ here we propose several ways to improve screening efficiency‚ a direct impact on the shaker quantity‚ hoping to help the majority of the shaker to the user‚ to effectively solve your problem screening equipment . In the stone processing‚ vibrating screen and crusher are often supporting the use. But many unstable factors will appear in the course of using. Now we propose several ways to improve screening efficiency. Vibrating screen has a direct impact on capacity‚ so we
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