| Show r Diet an and Health I PRACTICAL URINALYSIS URINALYSIS No 2 In this series of papers I am giving giving givIng ing you some lessons on the urine which I have been led to believe by your correspondence you need sad sad- ly As I explained I have no in intentions intentIons in- in of trying to make laboratory laboratory laboratory labora labora- tory technicians lans of you Ill I'll r review view yesterdays yesterday's paper briefly I The urine consists of 95 per cent waste was water and 5 per cent waste dissolved solids One half of tie thra I waste solids I Is urea the end product product product prod prod- of protein metabolism Three- Three i quarters of protein waste from the food and the small amount of ot the I tissue waste product are included I in this A large part of the other 2 2 1 per cent consists of I Inor Inorganic inorganic inor- inor or- or ganic salts and most of this is common salt which Is taken In the food Excess urea and excess salt irritate the kidneys The food and water intake markedly alter the chara of the urine The average amount of urine Is Isone Isone isone one and a half quarts It Is les lesI lessened lessened les- les I normally in excessive perspiration perspiration per per- as in hot hoot weather sweatIng sweating sweat- sweat Ing baths diarrhea and when too little water Is taken There Is an abnormal lessening in certain diseases diseases diseases dis dis- dis- dis eases of the kidney and heart It is Increased normally in cold weather weathers when t the s skin is not perspiring g so much and d when e more fluids a are taken There Is an abnormal In in- in in 1 I I I I I crease crease in In diabetes and certain kidney kidney kidney kid kid- ney diseases HOW TO DETERMINE THE HOUR 24 OUTPUT To determine the he total amount excreted by the kidneys during twenty four hours collect the urine In a lean clean l an vessel as follows keep the diet as us usual al during test On arising In the morning void and discard discard dis dis- dis- dis card for card for that Is the amount given off during the night From then thenon thenon thenon on save save every specimen until the following morning at the same time this time including the specimen specimen I men voided on arising If It this isto is to be sent to your physician or to toa i ia I II a laboratory during hot weather put a lump of about the size of a an almond In the vessel KIDNEY TEST FISCHER If It you find you did not pass the normal amount you may try this test to see sea whether the kidneys are areat areat are areat at fault or not Take between meals a quart of water If during during- the next two hours from seven to seventeen ounces are passed the kidneys are are not at fault Even though that amount of water Is not passed it may not mean that the kidneys are affected It may simply mean that the body is s saturated with water water water wa wa- wa- wa ter so that none is left eft over out of which to to make the urine If that amount it Js not passed then another quart of water may be taken If the urine does oes not increase a at at- at atthe th the waif end of another two hours' hours wait waif the conclusion must be drawn th that t the kidneys are below par and a further fur tur- ther study of ot the urine and patient Is necessary CHEMICAL REACTION The chemical reaction of the normal normal normal nor nor- mal urine is slightly acid This acidity can be markedly Increased when whIm too little water Is taken and by a diet which has too many acid- acid forming foods A too acid urine is Is' Is IsI Irritating an and should be avoided by free tree water drinking and a nonacid diet The foods which leave acid reaction In the body are are- aret ti flesh foods eggs cereals flours t a cane sugar Milk vegetables vegetables' fruits with the exception of prun plums plum cranberries rhubarb sort are aie the base forming foods T j normal diet should have ha a prep prepo derance of the base forming foo COLOR Urine Is normally pale because of the characteristic pi piment n ment in It Its Intensity de dep upon the amount of water In co urine normal or mal It Is darker Certain foo 00 and drugs drugs such as rhubarb a senna make It darker also It g gurine urine may Indicate the presence blood unless the patient Is to ta taij certain drugs which will wll also co the urine A microscopic will differentiate this Tomorrow Answers to Co Cor Copyright 1925 by the George Matthew Adams Service |
