Question

I have an urinary case study that I am working on. Patients examination

pulse: 82/min

respiration: 18/min

temp: 37C

BP: 120/85

blood test results:

pH: 7.32

albumin/blood:2.2 g/L

hematocrit: 35.4%

bicarbonate: 14 mEq/L

Urinalysis:

pH: 6.0

specfic gravitiy: 1.036

ketones/gluscose: both negative

proteins: 500mg/dL

color/clarity: yellow, clear

Brief about patient: 30years old, @ emergency room, shortness of breath, malaise, and nausea. pharyngitis two weeks ago, not throat problems now.

Question: WHat is likely causing shortness of breath,? Why is pH slightly acidic? explain anatomy and physiology

Answer 1

Value of normal BUN is 6-20 mg/ dl but in. This condition it is 51 mg/ dl indicating a kidney damage or improper function of kidney.

In the process of producing red blood cells from bone marrow kidney has to produce erythropoietin to stimulate this process . Erythropoietin is the substance that stimulates bone marrow in red blood cell production and when kidney is injured erythropoietin will not be produced.so volume of RBC decrease in blood

Hematocrit is the percentage of red blood cells compared to the total number of blood cells in the body .  

So when volume of RBC decrease hematocrit decreases