A17 year old female was brought to the ER because of an overdose of Phenobarbita

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A17 year old female was brought to the ER because of an overdose of Phenobarbital. this is one of the older types of medications used by people who have seizures. Which organelle would be working to help clear the overdose? Why?

Think in terms of osmosis, why would an extreme athlete or someone in a very hot environment want to drink Gatorade instead of distilled water(100% water)?

If an individual developed a hole in their kidney membranes, what abnormal components might you be able to detect in their urine?

Explanation / Answer

Kidney is the primary organ for clearance of overdose of Phenobarbital. That is because kidney purifies the blood and clear maximum of impurities into urine. That is why all drugs need to clear through kidney, for clinical trials.

Pure distilled water does not contain any necessary nutrient that requires after exertion because in heavy exercise body loose many ions through sweating. The body of an extreme athlete requires sodium and potassium ions, sugars, and water. Gatorade contains all of it in required concentration.

If membrane had hole, it will not filtrate protein then. Therefore, in the urine, protein will detect.

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