The Excretory System The importance of the excretory system The excretory system involves a process which removes unwanted products from the body’s chemistry. In general‚ excretion is the process of separating wastes from the body fluids and eliminating them. Examples include the removal of carbon dioxide in the air we exhale‚ and unwanted nitrogen in sweat‚ nails and hair. Explain the various methods of excretion in the human body There are four (4) organ systems which are responsible
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Dehydration In 1994‚ thousands of starving people died in the Africa nation of Rwanda. It wasn’t lack of food that killed most of these people‚ but cholera‚ a bacterial infected that cripples the ability of intestinal mucosal cells to reabsorb water. The severe diarrhea that develops can kill in days‚ sometimes even hours. Dehydration is deadly. Dehydration is a deficiency condition that occurs when output of water exceeds intake. It is a great problem for athletes‚ military personnel‚ and certain
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1. Discuss diagnostic findings of Addison’s disease. Addison’s disease‚ otherwise known as primary adrenal insufficiency‚ appear after the adrenal cortex is destroyed. Due to this‚ hormones such as cortisol and aldosterone decrease or stop being produced by the defective adrenal gland. Those hormones start a chain reactive within the body that cause other lab values such as glucose to be out of the normal range. Additionally the rate at which the kidneys filter slows and waste products can build
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Leptospirosis Also known as Weil’s Disease‚ Mud fever‚ Canicola fever‚ Flood fever‚ Swineherd’s Disease‚ Japanese Seven Days fever. Definition and Background * A bacterial zoonotic disease caused by spirochaetes of the genus Leptospira that affects humans and a wide range of animals‚ including mammals‚ birds‚ amphibians‚ and reptiles. * First described by Adolf Weil in 1886 when he reported an “acute infectious disease with enlargement of spleen‚ jaundice and nephritis” Causative
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In 1987‚ a Conrail engineer‚ who had been smoking marijuana‚ caused train collision in which 16 passengers were killed and 176 people were injured. Also‚ in 1989 the Exxon Valdez accident‚ Captain Joseph Hazelwood announced the worst oil spill in US history. There was huge loss of animal life and destruction to economic and social fabric in Alaska. Alcohol was partly responsible for this tragedy. Such accidents caused the Department of Transportation to test employees in safety sensitive transportation
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function of other organs. [1] Despite what the name may suggest‚ AKI does not occur as the result of a physical injury to the kidneys. [10] During the early stages of AKI‚ there are usually no symptoms‚ however if the patient isn’t producing much urine that could be a warning sign. However later symptoms include‚ high blood pressure‚ vomiting‚ nausea‚ pain‚ dehydration‚ confusion and swelling in the body.[2] AKI‚ even with treatment‚ can lead to complete kidney failure. It has
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Which essential questions will you ask a pediatric patient or their caregiver when the presenting complaint is bloody diarrhea? Will these questions vary depending upon the child’s age? Why or why not? Studies show that diarrhea disease is the third cause of death among children younger than 5 years of age. According to World Health Organization (WHO)‚ acute diarrhea is the passage of three of more loose or liquid stools per day‚ that last three or more and for less than 14 days. Also‚ American Academy
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adopted” (Melnyk‚ 2015). In this case evidence shows that dipstick urinalysis alone should not be used to diagnosis urinary tract infections in the elderly. However‚ with symptoms present can be used as a diagnostic tool (Deville‚ 2004). Forthmore‚ urine dipstick assay can be used as a first level screening and can improve diagnostic accuracy (Deville‚ 2004).
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the blood stream. As the kidneys process the myoglobin‚ it is further broken down into substances which can be damaging to the kidneys.‚ eventually leading to kidney failure. Symptoms of rhabdomyolysis include dark reddish or brownish urine‚ decrease in output of urine‚ muscle stiffness and/or aching in the muscles‚ tenderness of affected muscles‚ general feeling of weakness‚ fatigue‚ seizure‚ and joint pain. Causes of rhabdomyolysis include but are not limited to: muscle damage from traumatic injuries
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and added into cleaning solution‚ demonstrated many ammonia type characteristics v. This could have led to the most interesting and perhaps widely used ingredient – human urine 5. The Romans specifically liked Portuguese Urine (Nuntus‚ 2002) 6. Naturally high acidity of Portuguese urine thought to be stronger and could survive long trip to Rome and Italy (Moore) II. Key evolutions to modern mouthwash (Moore) E. Anthony van Leeuwenhoek vi. Discovered
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