bicarbonate is very high; it should only be in the range of 22-28 mEq/L. Her pH is also high (alkaline); it should be in the range of 7.38-7.42. (“Normal Lab Values”‚ n.d.). The amount of potassium found in the urine can vary widely depending on the diet of the patient (Lee‚ 2013). So it in unknown as to whether her urinary potassium levels are within the normal range. The creatinine value is important (but only if the amount she was given is known); since creatinine is completely cleared from the
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undernutrition ‘Beware of diet crazes’ – Sunday Telegraph 13.02.05 Question 1: What is meant by the term ‘fad diet’? Fad diets are eating programs that are genuinely unbalanced‚ unhealthy and do not provide enough nutrition for the body. The people that follow fad diets will eventually become malnourished under nutrition. Fad diets are created usually for weight losing purposes Question 2: Identify 3 fad diets and outline the features of each. -Cabbage Soup Diet: The cabbage soup diet is about consuming
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moves via the process of osmosis: movement of water from an area of higher concentration to one of lower concentration. Tubular secretion is the final step in the process of urine formation which transfers materials from peritubular capillaries to renal tubular lumen and occurs mainly by active transport. ADH is secreted by the posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis) when there is a decrease in water concentration (increase in osmolarity) which will cause an increase in water reabsorption (decrease
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Kidney stones are solid lumps of crystals that are separate from urine‚ and they build up on the inner surfaces of the kidneys. Kidneys are the bean shaped organs‚ in the middle part of the back. Each kidney is located in either side of the spine‚ just below the rib cage. Kidney stones can sometimes be undetected. You might not even know you have them‚ until it tries to come out of the urinary tract. Kidney stones have many symptoms. Some of which are: horrible lower back pain‚ pain in the rib
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Amanda Fallon Professor Jed Wolfson Anatomy and Physiology 1 October 27‚ 2011 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
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Renal System Physiology Exercise 9 page. 121 Name: SC 245 L Date: Point Break down: 100 points Questions: 60 points Data/Results: 15 points Summarizing activities: 25 points Introduction: In this lab we will learn how the kidney processes blood and produces urine. Activity 1: Investigating the Effect of Flow Tube Radius on Glomerular filtration. Data/Results: Please submit a chart or type your data. Questions: Please answer the questions in complete sentences and explain your answers.
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Renal Disease Renal Disease Leading to Kidney Failure Abstract Each year hundreds of thousands of patients begin dialysis due to kidney failure. A review of diseases that cause kidney failure can help build an understanding. Glomerulonephritis‚ polycystic kidney disease and tumors are some of the many diseases that may affect the kidney. They have similarities between them in terms of symptoms and may have an association with malignancy. The epidemiology‚ pathology‚ and pathogenesis
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dialysate must be constantly pumped out and replaced with clean liquid so the concentration gradient for such diffusion to occur remains the same disadvantages: -restricts mobility -only limited wastes can be removed‚ therefore patients must go on diet to avoid accumulation of substances such as sodium phosphate and potassium ions -some people experience symptoms of nausea‚ dizziness and cramps during procedure Advantages: -only occurs 2-3 week instead of continuously -no equipment needed to be
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There are multiple differences between the French diet vs. American diet. Likewise‚ French people appear to eat all types of foods that are presumed to be bad for you‚ for example‚ a lot of wine and butter specifically. However‚ they don’t appear to have the difficulty with their obesity like how the American society does. The American diet is very much unhealthy compared to the French paradox diet. In France‚ their society watch their food portions that result having a low obesity percentages‚
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Nutrition Intake Second Part: I choose the Low- Sodium Nutrition Diet Plant‚ because it is one of the most recommended nutritional foods sources to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases‚ and strokes. Sodium cannot be found in many foods that are served at fast food in many different places. Our body balance sodium control foods that are very high in salt‚ some people do not mind to eat food with a lot of salt‚ but for some others who are at risk of getting high blood pressure or others heart
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