The glands are a group of cells that have the following role in the human body:
Synthesize some chemical substances, such as hormones.
Then, release these substances in the blood, or in body cavities and even on the outer surface.
In the endocrine system we have the following expamples of glands:
1) Hypothalamus: Produces hormones that are responsible for controlling most endocrine glands
2) Thyroid gland: These hormones control the speed with which cells burn fuels from food to produce energy.
Answer:
The best answer to the question: Which statement by the healthcare provider will likely answer the client´s question about the result, would be: that the patient´s diabetes and hypertension conditions are most probably the causes for the damage to the patient´s kidney, causing the decrease in production of urine, the main characteristic of chronic kidney disease.
Explanation:
Chronic kidney disease is a condition in which, due to different factors, the kdney becomes impaired to properly filter the blood to produce urine. Among the most common factors that can cause damage to the kidneys are hypertension and diabetes, and this damage can be ascertained not only with the measure of how much the kidneys are filtering, known as GFR (Glomerular filtration rate), which should normally be between 90 ml/min and 120 ml/min, but also the levels of creatinine in blood serum. In the case of this patient, he is already presenting the signs and symptoms of chronic kidney disease and the way to help him understand why, is by connecting his other two conditions: diabetes and hypertension, to the kidney condition by showing him that the two formers, cause the later.
