Thursday, September 28, 2017

Glossary 283 Uraemia-Uric acid

Technical terms come up in discussion with your physician at various stages of your meeting/ encounters with him.
 If the meaning of these terms is lost on you, you do not benefit from the discussion.
 It is therefore important that you understand the meaning and content of these terms.
This not only helps you to understand fully what is said but also helps you to ask question to clarify issues raised by your understanding. 

Given below are the terms which you would come across in the discussion


Uraemia          The presence of excessive amount of urea in the blood, it may be due poor kidney
                        function or obstruction in urinary tract

Urea              A breakdown product of proteins excreted in urine

Urethra          The tube from bladder to outside the body runs in the penis in male
                       in the female it is very short.

Uric acid       Another end product of proteins it is formed in the liver and and excreted
                      by the kidneys,excess can form stones

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