What is bodily waste?
There are 4 types of bodily waste: catabolism waste, metabolic waste,
and digestive waste. Catabolism waste is created through the breakdown of particles into smaller particles. For example, when protein is broken down, your liver converts the excess waste and your body excretes it in the form of urine.
Metabolic waste is a waste product created during energy production. To prevent your body from becoming overly acidic, your body exhales carbon dioxide. When your body becomes too hot, your body sweats out water to cool off your body. Digestive waste is the bi-product of digestion. The solid passed through your colon and leaves your body in the form of feces.
Where is waste produced in the body?
Waste is produced in the kidneys, liver, lungs, intestines, and in the skin.
How is waste produced in the body?
Some waste is formed by the breaking down of larger molecules into smaller molecules. This waste produces nitrogen based bombs.
How does our body get rid of waste?
Your body gets rid of waste by excreting urine, vomit, and feces.
How does dialysis achieve this?
Dialysis is done with a unique liquid called dialysate. This fluid is a combination of pure water and carefully measured chemicals. It removes wastes from your blood without taking out any of the substances you need to stay healthy.
A semi-permeable membrane (having minuscule holes allowing only specific types of particles to pass through) keeps your blood separate from the dialysate. This lets the wastes and fluid in your blood travel into the dialysate. Blood cells and proteins that you need cannot fit through the holes.
In hemodialysis, an artificial kidney (hemodialyzer) is used to remove waste and extra chemicals and fluid from your blood. Your doctor will make an access point into your blood vessels using minor surgery. This access point allows your blood to travel to the hemodialyzer for flushing. Sometimes access is created by joining an artery to a vein under your skin, making a bigger blood vessel or fistula.
If your blood vessels are not the right size for a fistula, the doctor may use a soft plastic tube to join an artery and a vein under your skin. This is called a graft.
Sometimes, access is made using a narrow plastic tube called a catheter, which is inserted into a large vein in your neck. Your blood is then cleaned and returned to your body. This type of treatment needs to be done several times a week and usually lasts about three to four hours.
In peritoneal dialysis, your blood is cleaned right inside your body. Your doctor surgically places a plastic tube called a catheter into your abdomen to create an access point. During your treatment, your abdominal area (or peritoneal cavity) is slowly filled with dialysate through the catheter. Your blood stays in the veins and arteries that line your peritoneal cavity while extra fluid and waste products are drawn out of your blood and into the dialysate. This is a daily form of dialysis, and can sometimes be performed at your home.
What is in urine?
Urine is urea, creatinine, uric acid, trace amounts of enzymes, carbohydrates, hormones, fatty acids, mucins, and inorganic acids. 95% Water, urea 9.3 g/l, chloride 1.87 g/l, sodium 1.17 g/l, potassium 0.75 g/l, creatinine 0.67 g/l, with lesser amounts of irons and compounds.
Where do the molecules in urine come from?
The molecules in urine come from food and drink that we consume. Our body uses most of the molecules from this food and drink, but the molecules that we do not use end up in bodily waste, such as urine.
What would happen if we could not get rid of the molecules in the urine?
If we don’t get rid of the molecules in urine in a patient, their kidneys will build up toxins over time eventually stopping the kidney’s functions. This is known as kidney failure which can be lethal.
What happens if kidneys fail?
When your kidneys fail waste, electrolytes, and fluids start to build up in your body. Some build ups of certain things can cause different organs to act unnaturally, such as with potassium build up the heart can have an irregular beat.
There are 4 types of bodily waste: catabolism waste, metabolic waste,
and digestive waste. Catabolism waste is created through the breakdown of particles into smaller particles. For example, when protein is broken down, your liver converts the excess waste and your body excretes it in the form of urine.
Metabolic waste is a waste product created during energy production. To prevent your body from becoming overly acidic, your body exhales carbon dioxide. When your body becomes too hot, your body sweats out water to cool off your body. Digestive waste is the bi-product of digestion. The solid passed through your colon and leaves your body in the form of feces.
Where is waste produced in the body?
Waste is produced in the kidneys, liver, lungs, intestines, and in the skin.
How is waste produced in the body?
Some waste is formed by the breaking down of larger molecules into smaller molecules. This waste produces nitrogen based bombs.
How does our body get rid of waste?
Your body gets rid of waste by excreting urine, vomit, and feces.
How does dialysis achieve this?
Dialysis is done with a unique liquid called dialysate. This fluid is a combination of pure water and carefully measured chemicals. It removes wastes from your blood without taking out any of the substances you need to stay healthy.
A semi-permeable membrane (having minuscule holes allowing only specific types of particles to pass through) keeps your blood separate from the dialysate. This lets the wastes and fluid in your blood travel into the dialysate. Blood cells and proteins that you need cannot fit through the holes.
In hemodialysis, an artificial kidney (hemodialyzer) is used to remove waste and extra chemicals and fluid from your blood. Your doctor will make an access point into your blood vessels using minor surgery. This access point allows your blood to travel to the hemodialyzer for flushing. Sometimes access is created by joining an artery to a vein under your skin, making a bigger blood vessel or fistula.
If your blood vessels are not the right size for a fistula, the doctor may use a soft plastic tube to join an artery and a vein under your skin. This is called a graft.
Sometimes, access is made using a narrow plastic tube called a catheter, which is inserted into a large vein in your neck. Your blood is then cleaned and returned to your body. This type of treatment needs to be done several times a week and usually lasts about three to four hours.
In peritoneal dialysis, your blood is cleaned right inside your body. Your doctor surgically places a plastic tube called a catheter into your abdomen to create an access point. During your treatment, your abdominal area (or peritoneal cavity) is slowly filled with dialysate through the catheter. Your blood stays in the veins and arteries that line your peritoneal cavity while extra fluid and waste products are drawn out of your blood and into the dialysate. This is a daily form of dialysis, and can sometimes be performed at your home.
What is in urine?
Urine is urea, creatinine, uric acid, trace amounts of enzymes, carbohydrates, hormones, fatty acids, mucins, and inorganic acids. 95% Water, urea 9.3 g/l, chloride 1.87 g/l, sodium 1.17 g/l, potassium 0.75 g/l, creatinine 0.67 g/l, with lesser amounts of irons and compounds.
Where do the molecules in urine come from?
The molecules in urine come from food and drink that we consume. Our body uses most of the molecules from this food and drink, but the molecules that we do not use end up in bodily waste, such as urine.
What would happen if we could not get rid of the molecules in the urine?
If we don’t get rid of the molecules in urine in a patient, their kidneys will build up toxins over time eventually stopping the kidney’s functions. This is known as kidney failure which can be lethal.
What happens if kidneys fail?
When your kidneys fail waste, electrolytes, and fluids start to build up in your body. Some build ups of certain things can cause different organs to act unnaturally, such as with potassium build up the heart can have an irregular beat.
For this project we had a very large group which proved for some difficulties and some benefits. The difficulties of the large group were that we would have trouble sharing the workload. I ended up working on some of the questions and coloring the pages of the story. We were very successful at completing the project on time and with quality work. Some downfalls of the big group was that we would have one side of the group working and the other side not. All in all we worked well on the project and the only thing I would change would be the size of the groups.