Urine testing is a common way that doctors can monitor a patient's health. Suppose a urine test reveals that there are glucose in the patient's urine. a. What might be wrong with this patients?(2 marks) b. What treatment that he needs to take so his body can function properly? (2 marks) c. What disease that this person encounter? (1 mark) d. What part of the excretory system might not be functioning properly? (2 marks) *
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Explanation:
The patient is suffering from diabetes incipidus or diabetes mellitus which is caused due to a deficiency of hormone known as insulin which along with GLUT proteins or the glucose transporter present in the cell membrane helps to push glucose inside the cell .
Due to diabetes the glucose molecules don't enter the cell and hence remain in the blood which come out as glomerular filtrate from the urine .
Glucose levels in urine also indicate the failure of selective reabsorption by the proximal convoluted ddubule or PCT present in the excretory unit called the nephron.
If the patient has insulin deficiency then he or she is given insulin artificially through insulin pens or injections along with that proper glucose regulating drugs are given to the patient for example gylycomet trio tab. The patient is advised to cut down direct sugars and avoid sweet fruits according to the severity of the disorder. The diabatologist is the person who is concerned with such types of disorders.