| Show f Diet and Health 1 ja IJ hunt peters MD 1 v- v e fn tI amI H Key ki the friaries A PRACTICAL URINALYSIS URINALYSIS No 1 Please Ilease doht don't think from the title of this article that I have hav any idea of at trying to make YO you laboratory experts by correspondence That of co course would be absurd However there are some things t that at I believe you should know about normal and abnormal In In fact I know you should tr from m the numerous s letters let let- letters letters let let- from you showing that you are worried over your kidney excretions ne needlessly others which show you are not w worrying enough to send you to a physician Hence I have decided to give this little physiology lesson DEFINITION Urine Is la tho ex excretion excretion excretion ex- ex of the kidneys It Is composed composed composed com com- posed of a large largo share of ot the waste wastewater wastewater wastewater water of the body in which are dissolved dis- dis dissolved dissolved dis dis- solved most of the protein wastes body and food and a small percentage of ot organic constituents and sOme inorganic salts It is is 95 per cent waste water and 5 per cent dissolved waste solids Normally one-half one of the solids of ot the urine or 2 2 1 per cent Is urea the final waste product of ot fully tully three quarters of ot the protein taken as food tood and of the protein pro waste of the tissue cells The other 2 2 1 per the solids of the urine 1 consists of or other organic substances and inorganic salts The larger part of ot the inorganic salt Is sodium chloride common table salt taken in the food so the amount naturally depends upon that factor Usually the average amount mount excreted Is two or three teaspoonfuls teaspoonfuls teaspoonfuls teaspoon- teaspoon fuls dailY dally There is no doubt that excess salt can injure the kidneys and where the kidneys are diseased the salt has to be cut down to the smallest am amount and and- andin in in in- certain cases has to be absolutely omitted even in the cooking Because the solid waste products In the urine come largely from foods eaten you can easily see that a variation of the diet will affect the urine markedly in many ways And if It there Is an excessive amount of waste from the foods especially acid salts and urea the kidneys k as well as other tissues of ot the body are Irritated In AMOUNT The secretion of ot water water water wa wa- wa- wa ter by the kidney Is in essence Its first function for without such water water water wa wa- wa- wa ter secretion no dissolved substances substances substances sub sub- stances of any kind can be put Ut out by this organ A good water Q output Of ot th the kidneys is the best first evidence evidence evidence evi evi- evi- evi dence Of Its functional capacity Fischer The secretion of ot an average average average aver aver- age of ot 1 2 1 quarts or so of ot water in a day twenty-four twenty hours shows th that t the kid kidneys Ys are functioning adequately This means a no normal al diet and at least six to eight glasses of water dally daily under normal conditions condi condI- The water excreted from the kid kidneys kidneys kid kid- roes roe's Is composed of the water which Is taken in as food and drink and the water which is formed in the tissues from the complete oxidation of foods The foodS The skin lungs especially the lungs and Intestines also aIdIn aidin aid aidin in getting rid of the waste water of ot the system You Top can see eee from this that any any excess activity of ot the lungs such as from rapid breathIng breath breath- r ring ing log as in in active exercise or I the he skin such as would result excessive perspiration In hot weather er sweating baths et cetera or from the Intestines during a diarrhea dl di- di from any cause would In my I crease rease the amount of water through those channels and decrease it through the kidneys So you can expect a lessened and therefore I more concentrated secretion of urine ur urine ur- ur ur-j ur ine under these thes conditions unless more water is Js taken taken and and more more- should be taken t ken When too little liquids are drunk there is also a lessened and a more concentrated urine and vice fersa I A lessened secretion Is Js known as This may be normal for tor fora tora a short of period time as I have explained ned or or or-it or It may be abnormal as In In certain forms o of heart and kidney y disease A marked increase of the urine the urine Is Js known as This may be normal as I have explained or abnormal w In diabetes there is isa a a. marked This Is an example example example exam exam- of the he h abnormal type Tomorrow Tomorrow- Tomorrow Practical Practical Urinalysis No 2 Copyright 1925 1925 by y the George Matthew Adams Adms Service |
