Urine is a fluid produced by the kidneys. It contains water, urea, mineral salts, and other substances. The presence of new substances in urine, such as glucose (indicating diabetes), creatinine (indicating muscle damage/steroids), or hCG (indicating pregnancy), can signal disease, pregnancy, or drug use.
Urine je seč, tekočina ki jo izločajo ledvica. Vsebuje vodo, sečnino, minerale in nekatere druge snovi. Če se v urinu pojavijo nove snovi, kot je glukoza, beljakovine ali hormoni, je to lahko znak bolezni, nosečnosti ali uporabe drog.
| Front | how we use urine to detect disease, pregnancy and drugs |
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| Back | Urine contains water, urea, mineral salts etc.., if new substances show up in urine (e.g glucose sign of diabetes and creatinine sign of muscle damage/steroids, hCG pregnancy) it can indicate disease |
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