What is the Urea and Electrolytes Profile Clinic?
Urea Electolytes Profile Blood Test Clinic Visit. This checkup is frequently conducted to confirm that kidney function is normal or to exclude the possibility of a significant biochemical sodium imbalance in the circulation.
Why Get the Urea Electrolytes Blood Profile?
This exam detects a wide range of conditions:
- Hyponatraemia.
- Hypernatremia.
- Hypokalaemia.
- Hyperkalaemia.
- Metabolic acidosis.
- Metabolic alkalosis.
- Dehydration.
- Kidney failure.
- Gastrointestinal bleeding.
5 Biobarkers:
- Sodium: Muscle function.
- Potassium: Nerve and muscle communication.
- Bicarbonate: Carbon dioxide levels.
- Urea: Nitrogen levels.
- Creatinine: Kidney filtering performance.
How Does My Urea Evaluation Work?
Please make your appointment online and visit us on-site to have your Urea and Electrolytes Profile performed by one of our Registered Nurses. Additionally, do note that you must present your ID for your appointment.
Make an online appointment for Urea and Electrolytes or just walk into one of our clinic locations.
Let our experienced clinic staff take your sample.
View your results in your email inbox or our dashboard after waiting.
How Long do the Results Take?
We do our best to provide a target turnaround time for the Urea and Electrolytes Clinic of 1 working day. Please keep in mind that our turnaround times are guidelines, not guarantees. Assay schedules may affect our result processing times.
Refunds are not granted for appointments that are missed or cancelled less than 24 hours in advance. Rescheduling may be discussed, but we are not able to give a guarantee.
Don’t hesitate to contact customer service to discuss other cost and availability options.
Please not that we cannot draw any blood samples from people who are under 16 years old.
Why Choose Our Electrolytes Clinic?
- Cutting-edge laboratory technology (newest and greatest).
- Direct deal with our Laboratories for unbeatable Prices and Support.
- Urea and Electrolytes evaluation result certificate sent to you by Confidential Email (No SMS).
- We provide support through WhatsApp during our business hours.
What are the Common Urea Electrolytes Questions?
Q: What happens when your body needs sodium?
A: Energy loss, drowsiness and fatigue, restlessness and irritability, muscle weakness, spasms or cramps.
Q: What controls the sodium levels in the body?
A: Sodium levels in the body are partly controlled by a hormone called aldosterone, which is made by the adrenal glands.
Q: What happens if sodium is high in the body?
A: Hypernatremia typically causes thirst. The most serious symptoms of hypernatremia result from brain dysfunction. Severe hypernatremia can lead to confusion, muscle twitching, seizures, coma, and death.
Q: Can the body live without sodium?
A: The human body can’t live without some sodium.
Q: What increases sodium levels?
A: Dehydration, which may be caused by not drinking enough, diarrhoea, or certain medicines called diuretics.
Q: Can drinking water lower sodium levels?
A: Drinking too much water can dilute sodium levels in the body to a dangerously low level.
Q: Can high sodium cause problems?
A: High sodium consumption can raise blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
Q: Why is potassium important for our body?
A: It is an essential electrolyte in the body, along with sodium or magnesium, responsible for assuring adequate functioning of our cells and tissues.
Q: What are the different sources of potassium?
A: Bananas, dairy products, potatoes, nuts, watermelon, avocado, cooked white meat and poultry.
Q: What are the low-potassium food sources?
A: Cabbage, grapes, mushrooms, raw onion, green beans, pineapple, cucumber, lettuce leaves, blueberries, and eggplant.
Q: What are the causes of hyperkalemia (high potassium)?
A: Heart attack or strokes, drug abuse, alcoholism, kidney disorders, excessive dehydration, and excessive use of potassium supplements without consulting a doctor.
Q: What are the causes of hypokalemia (low potassium)?
A: Diarrhoea, vomiting, diabetes, renal disorders, folic acid deficiency, extreme sweating, overuse of drugs and alcohol.
Q: What are the symptoms of hyperkalemia?
A: Palpitation, breathing difficulties, fatigue or tiredness, chest pain, bowel disorders (constipation), vomiting, nausea, muscle pain and cramps.
Q: What are the symptoms of hypokalemia?
A: Weakness, palpitation, bloating, increased urination, muscle cramps, feeling thirsty, low blood pressure leading to fainting.
Q: Why is bicarbonate important to the human body?
A: Bicarbonate is a base substance that the body needs to help keep a normal acid-base (pH) balance.
Q: What causes too much bicarbonate?
A: It may be due to digestive issues that disrupt the blood’s acid-base balance, like repeated vomiting.
Q: What happens when bicarbonate is low?
A: Low bicarbonate levels in the blood are a sign of metabolic acidosis.
Q: Which organ is responsible for bicarbonate?
A: The pancreas also secretes large amounts of sodium bicarbonate, which protects the duodenum by neutralizing the acid that comes from the stomach.
Q: What causes high urea levels?
A: The inability of the kidneys to remove the waste products efficiently causes high levels.
Q: What are the symptoms of high urea levels?
A: Itchiness, loss of appetite, restless legs, frequent urination, discoloured or bloody urine, swelling hands and feet, joint and back pain.
Q: What affects creatinine levels in the body?
A: Dehydration, exercise, physical changes in pregnancy, and kidney failure can all impact creatinine levels.
Q: What is the danger of creatinine?
A: High creatinine levels can indicate that your kidneys aren’t working well.
Q: What should be avoided in high creatinine?
A: Eating less red meat and fewer fish products may reduce high creatinine levels.
Q: Can stress increase creatinine levels?
A: High creatinine levels were found to be positively associated with high-stress levels and psychological distress.
Q: Can creatinine levels be reduced naturally?
A: Lower creatinine levels by avoiding creatine and eating more fibre and less protein.
Shipping and Return Policies
Appointment:
Missed appointments or cancellations less than 24 hours prior are not entitled to refunds. Rescheduling is possible but not guaranteed. Please contact the customer service prior to the appointment time to discuss cost and availability options.
Shipping & Return:
We have a 14-day return policy, which means you have 14 days after receiving your item to request a return.
To Qualify for any return, the product must be in the same condition as when you received it. Not used, not opened, unworn, in its original packaging. You will also need to send it to us with the receipt or proof of purchase.
Please return to: Medicines by MailBox, 89 Falcon Rd, London. SW11 2PF
You can read our full return policy here:
https://medicinesbymailbox.co.uk/return-policy/
We offer next day delivery; however courier delivery times are out of our control. We are unable to offer refunds for any late deliveries. But you will receive courier tracking information once your order has been dispatched. And orders placed by 1pm are dispatched on the same day.
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