Internal Medicine‚ Loyola University Medical Center and Edward Hines‚ Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital‚ Maywood‚ Illinois; and 3Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering‚ Illinois Institute of Technology‚ Chicago‚ Illinois ABSTRACT When the kidney is subjected to acute increases in blood pressure (BP)‚ renal blood flow (RBF) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) are observed to remain relatively constant. Two mechanisms‚ tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF) and the myogenic response‚ are thought
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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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Organ donations and Transplants in Humans: It can help someone else because there are certain organs that you cannot live without‚ but of course it’s after the donor has passed away and is in good condition “Organ transplantation is the surgical removal of an organ or tissues from one person (the donor) and placing it in another person (the recipient). Organ donation is when you allow your organs or tissues to be removed and given to someone else. Most donated organs and tissues are from people
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urinary system can be directly impacted. For example in hemorrhagic shock‚ when the body is rapidly depleted of circulating blood volume‚ the kidneys are often one of the first vital organs affected due to lack of perfusion. The kidneys are dependent on the sufficient cardiac output that the heart delivers. So when the heart is not functioning properly‚ the kidneys cannot do not perform their functions correctly and cause harm to the rest of the body. In the case study the patient is hospitalized with
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compulsory organ donation. For instance‚ an estimated that 10‚000 black market operations relating human organs happen every year (Campbell & Davidson‚ 2012). Most of them are trade in kidneys‚ because humans can live normally with one kidney and the sellers are poor‚ even there are some Chinese youths sell their kidney to buy the new iPad (Campbell & Davidson‚ 2012). This unethical issue can be reduced by compulsory organ donation that more people can transplant organs from donors and it makes difficulties
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Human Anatomy (1050 web) Writing Assignment Week 12: Due December 11th‚ 2012 Amanda Anousaya – 0543539 Question 1: When ever I think of retracing the path that food takes throughout the body I instantly think of a Magic School Bus episode. The first part of digestion would be as soon as you use your sense of smell‚ which triggers your salivary glands to secrete saliva. Once you take your first bite‚ your saliva increases even more. You then break down the food by chewing. Even more saliva
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No protein 2000 No blood Review Questions 1. You read about nephritic syndrome in this lab. You know the cause is the loss of Plasma proteins (mostly albumen) through the kidney. As the level of the blood decreases the oncotic pressure of the blood decreases. What compensatory mechanisms would come into play as the kidney would read this situation as low arterial pressure? Hint: What mechanisms come into play when the BP is low? 5 pts. 2. You read about glomerulonephritis in this lab
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Background: As members of the class Amphibia‚ frogs may live some of their adult lives on land‚ but they must return to water to reproduce. Eggs are laid and fertilized in water. On the outside of the frog’s head are two external nares‚ or nostrils; two tympani‚ or eardrums; and two eyes‚ each of which has three lids. The third lid‚ called the nictitating membrane‚ is transparent. Inside the mouth are two internal nares‚ or openings into the nostrils; two vomerine teeth in the middle of the roof
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1. Introduction Plumbago zeylanica L. belonging to the family Plumbaginaceae is an important plant of medicinal value. P. zeylanica is greatly valued in Ayurveda for treatment of cough‚ asthma and gastrointestinal disorders. In Sushrutha Samhitha it has been described as antiseptic‚ febrifuge‚ detoxicant‚ antihelminthic and considered valuable for curing migraine‚ jaundice‚ urinary calculi‚ internal abscesses‚ seminal weakness‚ vaginal discharges and insanity. In the Arabian Peninsula‚ it is mainly
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