12/19/2018 03:55:07 pm
Progressive kidney diseases often result in the destruction of the blood filtering structures known as the glomerulus. These structures filter out toxins from the blood, while helping retain essential proteins in the blood of the patient.
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Vanessa
12/21/2018 09:29:35 pm
A new study performed by Boston Medical Center (BMC) and faculty at the Boston University School of Medicine shows that urine drug testing can be a useful tool to treat patients with opioid use disorder in a primary care setting. Office-based addiction treatment has become a key strategy in combating the opioid epidemic in the United States, where patients get treatment for their disease in a primary care setting with close monitoring during their recovery. However, doctors are still wondering what's a better way to monitor for illicit substance use, especially when patients do not report it. Researchers that were conducting this study correlated the frequency of patients' self-reported substance use and the results of their UDTs (urine drug tests). It showed that 76% of UDTs positive results for cocaine and 57% of those positive for opioids occurred when patients did not disclose substance use in their treatment visit. Not only that, but rates of positive UDTs without self-reported substance use were higher earlier in treatment. Using more UDTs to monitor substance addiction usages in patients will really help with stabilizing the patient in their recovery.
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12/22/2018 09:04:30 am
The kidneys filter waste out of your blood to produce urine, and the urine flows from the kidneys to the bladder. In kidney dysplasia, the tubes connecting the kidneys to the bladder, called ureters, don’t develop completely, so urine collects inside the kidney and form fluid-filled sacs called cysts. Kidney dysplasia is congenital, so it’s a condition people are born with. The cysts are non-cancerous, and they look like a bunch of grapes covering the kidney.
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Interesting Facts About Human Kidneys:
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Abdul Al Riahi
12/22/2018 05:39:52 pm
A kidney stone is a buildup of solid material that clumps together within the urine and forms within the kidney. Kidney stones are usually hard because they are made up mainly of crystals. Almost all
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Shehryar Suleman
12/22/2018 06:05:41 pm
Healthy kidneys filter about 200 liters of blood a day, as well as help regulate blood pressure and direct the production of red blood cells. But they can be damaged by diabetes, uncontrolled high blood pressure and even the use of some over-the-counter medications and supplements.
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Kassem
12/22/2018 06:06:58 pm
Can a person with one kidney participate in sports?
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Michelle K
12/22/2018 06:26:30 pm
In Chinese soft-shelled turtles, they dunked their heads in puddles and gargle when on dry land. Why do they do that? They are urinating from their mouths. It’s essential for maintaining these turtle’s lifestyles. Their bodies break down protein and produce toxic ammonia, packaging it as urea. They cannot just drink water and flush it out because their kidneys would be overwhelmed by the salts. Instead, these turtles have molecular pumps in their mouths that help move the urea out. Researchers have found that animals generally have to drink lots of water to create urine, however, these turtles can’t do the same because it spends most of the time in salty waters. Drinking high amounts of it could be unhealthy so these turtles have evolved to work around this problem through oral urination.
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This article discusses kidney stones; what they are, causes, and risk factors. To begin with, kidney stones are a solid piece of crystallized mineral that forms in the kidney from substances in the urine. Kidney stones are most commonly found within people the age of 35-45 years old and men are 5% more likely than woman to get them. Kidney stones form when there is a decrease in urine volume or an excess of minerals (Na, K ions etc) in the urine- mainly caused by dehydration. Symptoms of kidney stones are sudden and include excruciating pain in the lower back and/or abdomen. They can also cause blood in the urine or urinary issues.
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Sukhleen
12/22/2018 07:15:09 pm
Kidneys are essential parts of the human body and help filter blood and eliminate waste in the form of urine. When certain chemicals in your kidneys stick together and form a crystal structure that is called a kidney stone. Kidney stones are very painful and may range from the size of a grain of sand to a golf ball. Most stones are made from calcium oxalate. These stones can cause kidney damage and urinary tract infections. If left untreated, bacteria can start to grow around and cause an infection. Long term effects can be that there ends up being a build up of pressure in the kidneys.
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