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"Animal-Based Diet Turns Our Blood Fatty" - DrCarney.com - What happens to our blood following a high-fat meal that includes animal products? You'll be surprised to see how thick and greasy our blood plasma turns. Those that consume an animal-based diet keep their blood thick and fatty throughout the day, day after day. Dr. Michael Klaper demonstrates how just a single high-fat meal can dramatically effect the composition of our blood.
Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder characterized by a deficiency of the enzyme ferrochelatase (FECH). Due to abnormally low levels of this enzyme, excessive amounts of protoporphyrin accumulate in the bone marrow, blood plasma, and red blood cells. The major symptom of this disorder is hypersensitivity of the skin to sunlight and some types of artificial light, such as fluorescent lights (photosensitivity).
Ammonia Plasma Test The ammonia plasma test measures plasma levels of ammonia, a non protein nitrogen compound that helps maintain acid-base balance. In diseases such as liver cirrhosis, ammonia can bypass the liver and accumulate in the blood. Plasma ammonia levels may help indicate the severity of hepatocellular damage.
Hypernatremia is an electrolyte disturbance that is defined by an elevated sodium level in the blood. Generally not caused by an excess of sodium, but rather by a relative deficit of free water in the body. For this reason, hypernatremia is often synonymous with the less precise term, dehydration. If the amount of water ingested consistently falls below the amount of water lost, the plasma sodium level will begin to rise.