Debate of Selling Kidneys In discussions of organ and kidney transplants‚ one controversial issue has been whether selling them is ethical and should be legal. Over the recent years‚ the demand for kidney transplants has increased so much that it has become greater than the supply (Taylor 634). On the one hand‚ opponents argue that is unethical to sell people’s body parts. On the other hand‚ proponents contend that individuals are in charge of their own body. This has led to the recent debate
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The kidneys are two bean shaped organs they are about the size of a fist. They lie in your lower abdomen on each side of your spine. Kidney cancer also known as renal cancer is a cancer in which kidney cells become malignant and grow out of control which than forms a tumor. There are many symptoms from kidney cancer like blood in your urine‚ a lump on the side of your abdomen‚ a loss of appetite‚ a fever that lasts for weeks‚ and extreme fatigue with many more symptoms. Kidney cancer is diagnosed
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Don’t Live with Kidney Stones when Relief is Available If you have kidney stones‚ you have a lot of company. Nearly 10 percent of the population suffers with this condition. Kidney stones are mostly created from calcium‚ but they can also develop from uric acid or from struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate) crystals related to bacterial infections in the urinary tract. Kidney stones do not cure themselves and when left untreated‚ they can be very painful and even contribute to kidney damage. Surgical
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Metabolic Disease Luise Crinklaw Carrington College What is metabolic disease? Metabolic Disease or syndrome can strike anytime in a person’s lifetime from the very young to the very old and it has even been reported to affect animals. The disease itself takes on many forms and doesn’t affect each person the same way. Treatments vary according to each individual’s symptoms. Now let’s go into what exactly are metabolic disorders
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to determine whether the results are accurate. C. What factors might affect the color‚ odor and pH of a urine sample? Factors that might affect the color‚ odor and pH of a urine sample include diet‚ medicines and certain diseases. Other factors might be kidney stones and fluid balance. D. What are the three physiological processes involved in urine production? The 3 physiological steps are glomerular filtration‚ selective re-absorption‚ and tubular secretion. The glomerular filtration
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Rhabdomyolysis: Disease of Muscular Breakdown Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of damaged muscle tissues resulting in the release of muscle fiber contents into the bloodstream (Patel M.D.). This disease occurs when there is damage to the skeletal muscle. The breakdown products of damaged muscle cells‚ such as myoglobin‚ are harmful to the kidneys and frequently result in kidney damage or even kidney failure. The severity of the symptoms depends on the degree of muscle damage and the degree of the kidney damage
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Lab 7: The Kidney’s Role in Fluid Balance Introduction The renal system performs a vital role in homeostasis. The kidneys’ ability to retain valuable constituents and expel metabolic wastes from the body enables this system to regulate the volume‚ osmolarity‚ and pH of body’s internal fluid environment (Sherwood‚ 2007‚ p. 511). The functional unit of the kidney‚ referred to as the nephron‚ is composed of both tubular components—Bowman’s capsule proximal tubule‚ loop of Henle‚ the distal tubule
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Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) LSD)‚ a potent hallucinogenic drug‚ also called a psychedelic‚ first synthesized from lysergic acid in Switzerland in l038. Lysergic acid is a white odorless drug‚ a component of the mold of ERGOT. Ergot is a product of the fungus Claviceps purpurea. Th e bio-active ingredients of ergot are all derivatives of lysergic acid. LSD is a semi-synthetic derivative of lysergic acid. Thus LSD is an "ergot" - like substance. The drug evokes dreamlike changes
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is sudden decrease in the function of the kidney due to a range of causes. Generally‚ AKI occurs as a result of other serious illnesses and with a lack of treatment it can lead to the build-up of salts and chemicals which can also affect the function of other organs. [1] Despite what the name may suggest‚ AKI does not occur as the result of a physical injury to the kidneys. [10] During the early stages of AKI‚ there are usually no symptoms‚ however if the patient isn’t producing
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease/ Crohn’s Disease Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic disorders that cause inflammation or ulceration in the small and large intestines. Most often IBD is classified as ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease but may be referred to as colitis‚ enteritis‚ ileitis‚ and proctitis. Ulcerative colitis causes ulceration and inflammation of the inner lining of a couple of really bad places‚ while Crohn’s disease is an inflammation that extends into the deeper
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