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What are the factors responsible for color odor acid and volume of urine?
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∙ 13y ago
liver disease, bilirubin and biliverdin (mainly colour)
Glucose and glycosuria can make the urine frothy and smell sweet (hence Diabetes mellitus)
Bicarbonate maintains the acid-base balance in the body so changes to this can affect acidity of urine, as does potasium.
volume of urine can be affected by ADH(vasopressin) which retains more water in times of low blood volumes etc.
Nephron/kidney disease can affect the ability of the nephrons to reabsorb solutes and maintain normal urine concentrations so problems here can lead to changes in urine output/acidity.
a quick overview but i hope this puts you in the right direction.
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What metabolite is responsible for the different color of urine?
Urochrome is the metabolite responsible for the pigmentation of urine which arises when hemoglobin is destroyed in the human body. Food and beverages that are consumed can also influence the color of urine. Carrot juice can turn it orange or B-complex vitamins can turn it green.
Which foods change color and volume of urine?
There are a few foods that can affect the colour and volume of urine. Four things that can change the colour of urine are: Beets, multivitamins, Food colouring and Phenazopyridine (An over the counter medicine for Urinal Track infections).
Since urobilin is produced once urine is out of the body shouldn't the normal colour of urine then be colourless as it is passed out?
Urobilin can be degraded into urochrome, which is normally present in urine and responsible for its characteristically yellow color.
What happen to urine volume when water intake is decreased?
The urine volume will decrease.
What are the some factors that affect the rate of urine formation?
Factors that effect the normal volume of urine include kidney disease or bladder disease. Drinking enough water can also change the volume of urine.
What effect does salt intake have upon urine salt concentration and volume?
The renal system (kidneys) is the main regulator of both blood volume and blood salt concentration, but the two factors are regulated somewhat independently of each other as both the volume of urine produced and it's salt concentration vary with their own hormone system.
What are the physical tests of urine?
Some common physical tests of urine include visual inspection for color, clarity, and odor. Additionally, urine can be tested for specific gravity, which measures the concentration of particles in the urine, and pH, which indicates the acidity or alkalinity of the urine.
What happend to the volume of urine as the solute concentration in the interstitial space was increased?
the urine volume decreased
What is the meaning of vasopressin?
vasopressin is an antidiuretic hormone responsible for increased permeability of the distal tubules of the kidney, increasing water reabsorption and reducing urine volume.
What happened to volume of urine produced as the volume of water drunk increased?
Volume increases,urine become more dilute and clear.
What happened to the urine volume as the concentration gradient increased?
The urine volume decreased as the concentration gradient increased.
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