Introduction The kidney has an important role in the body. It regulates water and salt volume, and plasma pH of the body. The body helps maintain the balance of salt and water in the blood. This is done by three processes which are glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption, and tubular secretion. The balancing of the pH is also as important for the human body. If the pH is well maintained and balance, it shows that the kidney is working properly in the body. Following filtration is tubular reabsorption which surrounds the tubule during this process, which means the filtrate is reabsorbed from renal tubule to peritubular capillaries. There are three parts of the peritubular capillaries, which are proximal convoluted tubule,
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We tested three different drinks, coke, gatorade, water and to compare the flow rate of urine. There were about 20 students that fasted 5 hours before time zero of the lab. 20 of the students were randomly assigned into the three groups, water, gatorade, and coke. The blood, glucose, ketones, protein, and the pH of the urine were tested with a used of the Labstix strips during the lab session. This measured the urine sample and showed different body conditions. The results of the Labstix showed that with a high level of blood and protein meant there is an infection in the human kidney. High level of glucose also meant that the person has diabetes and high level of ketones meant the body lacks glucose. Hypothesis Before the lab session, I assumed that the urine flow rate from lowest to highest would be non drinking, gatorade, water, and coke. I also assumed that in the corrected urine specific gravity, it would be water having the lowest, then gatorade, coke, and finally the non drinking group. The labstix test will result in negatives in all 5 categories, ketones, protein, glucose, blood and pH would be between 6 and 7. …show more content…
On the night before the experiment, students were asked to minimize any heavy exercises, and the amount of salt, caffeine, sugar, and alcohol intake in order to decrease the data. Prior to the lab, about 5 hours before, the students were not allowed to drink or eat, especially alcohol, caffeinated drink and should not participate in any heavy exercises. Students, although were allowed to drink one 8 ounces of water during the first two hours of fasting. Most importantly, the first step the participants emptied their bladder and recorded the time one hour before the renal lab began. The students are broken down into four groups, water, coke, gatorade, and non drinking groups before the lab. The amount of fluid each groups depended on each individuals body weight. A body weight scale was provided in class, as well as the fluids, water, coke and gatorade. The students gathered their data from their urine every 30 minutes, from T0,T30, T60, T90, and T120. They disposed all urine in the bathroom. The first part of the lab started at T0. For the non drinking group. they measured and calculated their CSG and UFR. They also checked and tested their urine using a Labstix strip, which checked for urine pH, blood, ketone, protein, and glucose. (Manuguid, 2015)) For all the three drinking group, coke, gatorade, and water, they drank the body weight fluid which
We tested three different drinks, coke, gatorade, water and to compare the flow rate of urine. There were about 20 students that fasted 5 hours before time zero of the lab. 20 of the students were randomly assigned into the three groups, water, gatorade, and coke. The blood, glucose, ketones, protein, and the pH of the urine were tested with a used of the Labstix strips during the lab session. This measured the urine sample and showed different body conditions. The results of the Labstix showed that with a high level of blood and protein meant there is an infection in the human kidney. High level of glucose also meant that the person has diabetes and high level of ketones meant the body lacks glucose. Hypothesis Before the lab session, I assumed that the urine flow rate from lowest to highest would be non drinking, gatorade, water, and coke. I also assumed that in the corrected urine specific gravity, it would be water having the lowest, then gatorade, coke, and finally the non drinking group. The labstix test will result in negatives in all 5 categories, ketones, protein, glucose, blood and pH would be between 6 and 7. …show more content…
On the night before the experiment, students were asked to minimize any heavy exercises, and the amount of salt, caffeine, sugar, and alcohol intake in order to decrease the data. Prior to the lab, about 5 hours before, the students were not allowed to drink or eat, especially alcohol, caffeinated drink and should not participate in any heavy exercises. Students, although were allowed to drink one 8 ounces of water during the first two hours of fasting. Most importantly, the first step the participants emptied their bladder and recorded the time one hour before the renal lab began. The students are broken down into four groups, water, coke, gatorade, and non drinking groups before the lab. The amount of fluid each groups depended on each individuals body weight. A body weight scale was provided in class, as well as the fluids, water, coke and gatorade. The students gathered their data from their urine every 30 minutes, from T0,T30, T60, T90, and T120. They disposed all urine in the bathroom. The first part of the lab started at T0. For the non drinking group. they measured and calculated their CSG and UFR. They also checked and tested their urine using a Labstix strip, which checked for urine pH, blood, ketone, protein, and glucose. (Manuguid, 2015)) For all the three drinking group, coke, gatorade, and water, they drank the body weight fluid which