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| incontrol or involantary urination |
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| Birth defect in which the urethral opening is abnormally placed. Eg. In males: urethral opening anywhere from tip of glans to the shaft, or juction of penis and scrotum or perineum |
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| Protien in urine. Is an abnormal condition indicating renal damage and the glomuruler or the proximal tubule level, or an increased quantity of proteins in blood |
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| A raised level of urea and other nitrogenous waste in the blood. Uremia indicates a decline in renal function |
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| urea- definition, where found? |
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| Urea is a primary substance in urine and is a product of protein metabolism. Urea is normally rid of by the kidneys. Uremia indicates a decline in renal function |
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| by-product of muscle metabolism. Released into the bloodstream at a constant rate. It is excreated in urine during filtration at the glomuruler level |
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| Urea clearance is the volume of blood cleared of urea by either renal clearance or haemodialysis in one minute |
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| urea- where formed, location and function? |
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| Urea is formed in both the blood and urine, as a by-product of muscle metabolism in the liver. |
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| A condition in which albumin levels in the blood are abnormally low. |
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| albumin- where synthesised? |
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| Abnormal distension of the ureter with urine, due to obstruction |
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| Abnormal distension of the renal calyces and pelvis with urine, due to obsturction of urine flow |
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