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Does a liver problem cause increased ammonia in urine and if so why?
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because of winn dixie
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The most likely cause for a person to have abnormally high blood ammonia levels?
Liver problems
What converts ammonia wastes from the cells in urea?
liver
What converts ammonia to urea?
liver usually converts ammonia to urea
Why is there high blood ammonia level?
Hepatic encephalopathy is a liver disorder. Liver is responsible for excreting excess proteins (CHON) in our body. Ammonia is a by-product of protein. If liver is damaged, ammonia levels will go up and will circulate in our blood (condition called hyperammonemia). This is why patients with liver disease are restricted with protein rich foods.
The liver detoxifies ammonia by converting it to?
urea
Does the liver add ammonia to the blood?
No, it removes it.
Does alcohol cause hyperammonemia?
chronic alcoholism can result in a cirrhotic liver/failed liver. with this comes liver dysfxn, and the liver is not able to perform its usual fxn of converting ammonia to urea in the urea cycle as well => hyperammonemia. neural dysfxn is a consequence of this accumulation of ammonia, and the the cz of what is known as "asterixis" aka the "flapping tremor." - some UC med student, year 2
What did ammonia drops represent in the body?
Ammonia is present in the human body and converted into urea by the liver. Those with liver problems can have too much ammonia in the body thus developing potentially dangerous illness.
What foods create ammonia of the liver?
protein and all foods everybody has ammonia in their body from now and then.
What chemical is made from ammonia that excreted in the urine?
Our liver converts ammonia into urea. This urea is excreted out in the urine.
Does the liver convert toxic ammonia into harmless urea?
Yes.
What organ produces ammonia in the body?
The liver and the kidneys, colon.
