Urea is an organic compound perhaps best recognise for its presence in urine, but it also serves important roles in the metabolism too. Electrolytes are substances that produce an electrically conducting solution when dissolved in a polar solvent.
137 - 147 mmol / L
135 - 145 mmol/L
145 - 155 mmol / L
130 - 140 mmol / L
Maintains homoeostasis of body fluids through intravascular action.
Hypertremia and hyopnatermia
Abnormal levels indicate hydration
Good for the liver
3.5 - 5.0 mmol/L
4.0 - 5.1 mmol/L
3.5 - 3.9 mmol/L
5.0 - 6.5 mmol/L
Hyperkalemia (brady and arrythemias) and hypokalemia (tachy and arrythemias)
Controls respiratory output and stroke volume
Controls cardiac conduction and neuromuscular function
Indicator of urine output.
2.6 - 7.7 mmol/L
2.1 - 6.5 mmol/L
2.6 - 6.5 mmol/L
6.5 - 7.1 mmol/L
A waste product of protein metabolism normally cleared by the urine.
Raised urea = renal failure
Raised urea = Dehydration and excessive protein metaboism.
Good for the urethra
4.4 - 6.1 mmol/L
4.1 - 6.5 mmol/L
3.1 - 6.1 mmol/L
3.1 - 4.1 mmol/l
Intracellular energy needed to transport insulin into cells.
Hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia
Used and stored as glycogon in liver
Makes ATP
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