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Water is the primary solvent in both blood and urine, making up a large portion of their composition. In blood, it serves to transport nutrients, hormones, and waste products, while in urine, it helps to dilute waste for excretion. Glucose and salt are present in much smaller concentrations because they are specific solutes that the body regulates tightly to maintain balance and homeostasis. Therefore, the high water content is essential for physiological functions and maintaining osmotic balance.
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Glycosuria and Ketone bodies in the urine are both clear signs that a person has?
Diabetes mellitus. Glycosuria is the presence of glucose in the urine, indicating high blood sugar levels. Ketone bodies in the urine are a sign of diabetic ketoacidosis, which can occur in uncontrolled diabetes.
Why sugar and ketone bodies are abnormal constituent of urine?
Sugar or glucose, is an abnormal constituent in urine because the body seeks to filter and reabsorb any molecules that are beneficial to life. In normal concentrations in the blood, glucose is reabsorbed efficiently by the renal tubules and there won't be a measurable amount in the urine. Glucose in the urine or glucosuria, is due to the renal tubule's inability to reabsorb glucose. This may be because the tubules are damaged, or there is so much excess glucose in the blood that it "spills over" into the urine. When ketones are in the urine, they signify that the body has stopped using glucose as an energy source and has started to tap its fat reserves. This can happen in starvation, metabolic disease, or diabetic ketoacidosis. Anytime that glucose and ketones are present in the urine, it is an indicator that the patient is suffering from diabetic ketoacidosis. There body does not have enough insulin to allow cells to utilize the glucose in the blood and the body has started to tap its fat reserves to provide the necessary power. This is a very dangerous situation and you should be seen by a physician immediately.
Three steps involved in Urine production are?
Urine functions occurs in the three steps as follows: 1. Filtration : filtrate contains excess water organic and inorganic ions ( Na+, K+, Cl-, creatinine, urea), glucose, ammino acid.in 2. Reabsorption : in PCT, the essential components like glucose, ammino acid and some salts get reabsorption into the renal vein. 3. Tabular Secretion : In DCT, regulation of water in the urine take place with the help of hormone called ADH (Anti-Diurctic Hormone or Vasoptessen) and DCT also release some salt abck to the filtrate to make osmotic conditions.
What type of media is used in urine culture?
which media or both use for blood culture
What do you use the urinary system for and can you live without it?
The urinary system disposes of urine which is excess water and the liquid waste dissolved in it from your body. The main parts are the kidneys, where the urine is filtered out from the blood stream. The ureter which are tubes that carry the urine to the bladder where the urine is stored. The bladder connects to the urethra from which the urine leaves the body. Without medical intervention, if both kidneys fail to function, the waste material in the urine build up in the blood stream causing illness and death
What do blood and urine have in common?
Both blood and urine are made up of mostly water. So... Yeah, I just got that out of my science text book.
What happens when a person suffers from excessive thirst and urination and his urine contains excess glucose?
Excess glucose in urine is often referred to as "spilling glucose" (into the urine). Spilling glucose only happens in two situations: gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy), and both Diabetes I (juvenile) and Diabetes 2 (Adult onset). Spilling glucose is a silent sign. Excessive thirst, excessive urination are obvious symptoms that should lead a doctor to do urine and blood testing for Diabetes.
is frequent urination a diabetic symptom?
With uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, glucose concentration in the blood is high (hyperglycemia) and reabsorption of glucose by the kidneys will be incomplete. Therefore, some glucose will stay in the urine. The presence of glucose increases osmotic pressure of the urine and as a result, the kidney does not retain the water for the body's use, but releases it and in doing so increases urine production.
What is the two-stage process which nephrons help produce urine?
1. Both wastes and needed materials, such as glucose, are removed from the blood. 2. Much of the needed material is returned to the blood.
Glycosuria and Ketone bodies in the urine are both clear signs that a person has?
Diabetes mellitus. Glycosuria is the presence of glucose in the urine, indicating high blood sugar levels. Ketone bodies in the urine are a sign of diabetic ketoacidosis, which can occur in uncontrolled diabetes.
Clinistix and albustix?
Clinistix is a commercially available product for testing for of glucose in urine. It turns purple if glucose is present. Albustix is a commercially available product for testing for the presence protein in urine.
Can morphine be found in blood or urine?
Both.
Why sugar and ketone bodies are abnormal constituent of urine?
Sugar or glucose, is an abnormal constituent in urine because the body seeks to filter and reabsorb any molecules that are beneficial to life. In normal concentrations in the blood, glucose is reabsorbed efficiently by the renal tubules and there won't be a measurable amount in the urine. Glucose in the urine or glucosuria, is due to the renal tubule's inability to reabsorb glucose. This may be because the tubules are damaged, or there is so much excess glucose in the blood that it "spills over" into the urine. When ketones are in the urine, they signify that the body has stopped using glucose as an energy source and has started to tap its fat reserves. This can happen in starvation, metabolic disease, or diabetic ketoacidosis. Anytime that glucose and ketones are present in the urine, it is an indicator that the patient is suffering from diabetic ketoacidosis. There body does not have enough insulin to allow cells to utilize the glucose in the blood and the body has started to tap its fat reserves to provide the necessary power. This is a very dangerous situation and you should be seen by a physician immediately.
Can someone please explain diabetes in much detail?
diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar glucose levels, that result from defects in insulin secretion of action or both. diabetes mellitus, commonly referred to as diabetes was identified as a disease associated with sweet urine and excessive muscle loss in the ancient world. elevated levels of blood glucose hyperglycemia lead to spillage of glucose into urine, hence the term sweet urine. normally, blood glucose levels are tightly controlled by insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas. insulin lowers the blood glucose level. when the glucose elevates insulin is released from the pancreas to normalize the glucose level. in patients with diabetes, the absence of insufficient production of insulin causes hyperglycemia. diabetes is a chronic medical condition, meaning that although although it can be controlled, it lasts a lifetime. information found at: MediceNet.com
Effect of saline on blood glucoes level?
In general not much correlation at all except in the kidneys. The kidneys will filter out both sodium and glucose but then reabsorb it later on in the tubules. When they get reabsorbed they do so together. If there is more glucose than sodium, then some of that excess glucose will get excreted in the urine bringing the overall blood glucose level down to about 140 mg/dl. That situation is frequently associated with diabetes mellitus.
What kind of doctor should a man see for blood in urine?
To evaluate blood in the urine, both men and women typically see a urologist.
What are method for measuring blood glucose?
Common methods for measuring blood glucose include using a glucose meter to test a drop of blood from a finger prick, continuous glucose monitoring systems that provide real-time glucose readings through a sensor inserted under the skin, and laboratory blood tests that measure glucose levels in a blood sample taken from a vein.
