Module 08 Case Study: Urinary System and Electrolyte/Acid-Base/pH Balance Each question is worth 1 point‚ unless otherwise noted. I Got To Micturate: Part I—"Mini Case Studies" Questions Case 1: Frank Johnson 1. How does the urinary system relate to sexual function in males? How does the prostate relate to the bladder infections in males? The reproductive system in the male is closely intertwined with the urinary system‚ both functionally and anatomically. The male reproductive system is so
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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
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her was made. One aspect of the urinary system is to get rid of waste products as a result of cellular metabolism. Hence it is referred as the excretory system according to Self (2006). The urinary elimination depends on effective functioning of kidneys‚ ureters‚ bladder and urethra (Kozier et al. 2008).Urine is produced by
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Alonzo‚ Abigail S. B.S. Bio 3 Microbiology February 21‚ 2013 LEPTOSPIROSIS Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection caused by long‚ thin‚ motile spirochetes belonging to the genus Leptospira‚ family Leptospiraceae‚ and order Spirochaetales. These spirochetes are finely coiled‚ thin‚ motile‚ obligate‚ slow-growing anaerobes. Their flagella allow them to burrow into tissue. More recent work has identified 7 distinct species of pathogenic leptospires‚ which appear as more than 250 serologic
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system I chose regarding immobility was the urinary system. In an immobile patient there are four main hazards with the urinary system: calculi‚ retention‚ incontinence and infection. Immobility also predisposes the patient to renal calculi‚ or kidney stones. Calcium is released from bone demineralization‚ due to this and urinary stasis or immobility‚ the precipitation of calcium occurs forming calculi or stones. Renal calculi are also a consequence of urinary retention and incontinence resulting
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body take a big toll and at first work the way you want them to but sometimes it works to fast. When taking steroids it goes through people’s bodies from top to bottom. When going through people’s bodies it hits the kidneys pretty hard and can cause kidney problems even making the kidney fail and not being able to function properly. As it says in the article “Taking steroids: does it hurt” steroids can also cause a lot of heart problems with very high blood pressure that could cause death. Athletes
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today‚ is known as an organ transplant. They have conducted these experiments way back in the mid 18th century but there is a countless failure over the years‚ however‚ it was succeeded during the mid 20th century with their first organ which is the kidney. According to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (n.d.)‚ the surgery was performed
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maintains a fairly constant‚ • body temperature ~ 37ºC • pH of the blood & interstitial fluid pH 7.4 • level of glucose concentration in the bloodstream ~90 mg of glucose per 100 mL of blood. • Example of homeostatic organs: skin‚ liver & kidney. Mechanisms Homeostasis • Mechanisms of homeostasis moderate changes in the internal environment. • An animal achieves homeostasis by maintaining a variable (e.g. body temperature or solute concentration) at or near a particular value or set
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Title: “Retrocaval ureter or Preureteral vena cava: lest we forget this rare cause of hydronephrosis” Abstract: Retrocaval ureter or circumcaval ureter is a rare congenital abnormality arising from dysgenesis of the inferior vena cava (IVC) that results in the right ureter coursing behind and medial to the IVC. The ideal nomenclature for the anomaly is preureteral vena cava‚ keeping in mind the aberrant embryology. It can result in hydronephrosis and is a rare cause of long-standing cyclical pain
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first organ transplant was conducted on December 23rd‚ 1954. Dr. Joseph Murray and Dr. David Hume transplanted a kidney from Ronald Herrick‚ into his brother Richard. The first successful tissue transplant was a skin graft‚ performed in Germany in 1823. Organs including the heart‚ intestine‚ kidney‚ liver‚ lung‚ and pancreas can be transplanted. Issues that can cause this can be kidney failures‚ intestine failure‚ heart disease‚ lung disease‚ diabetes that makes the pancreas not work properly‚ or
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