kidney
"Your kidney is like a typical woman just cleaning and cleaning."
"Kidney is an important organ for our body.Kidney is like a cleaner which is responsible for removing wastes and toxins out of the body in the form of urine.When kidney fails,the deposition of wastes and toxins becomes more serious.Apart from this,kidney also helps our body keeping the balance of water and sodium.Meanwhile it also adjusts blood pressure.With dyfunctional kidney,our body will face with dangerous situation. "
It removes the break down products from the body, urea sort of like how a oil filter removes grit and solids from motor oil.
"I was not surprised. The kidney is like a woman, complicated, multi-tasking, and often sensitive. Young resident doctors are drawn to all her specialized cells, her channels controlling the movement of potassium, sodium, magnesium, and more electrolytes between them, and all that can go wrong with them. She is a thing of beauty. She cannot be duplicated. At least not well."
"Kidney is like a purification tank of the body. Every reaction taking place in every cell of our body is producing some bi-products which are toxic and hence dangerous for our body."
"Kidney is like a ball full of blood. The function of kidney is to filter the toxin in body and prevent protein and blood cells from leaking out of vessel. "
"My mind's eye narrowed. Was this a narcotic seeker? Kidney stones are like white-hot ice picks thrust into one's flank and violently twisted, over and over again. Marine drill sergeants cry with kidney stones. But there she sat smiling. I was young. Did she take me for an easy mark? "
"picture an apple tree...not drinking enough water or intaking too much sugar will cause the tree to dry and drop the apples. Kidney stones are like the apples. Everyone has kidney stones but they don't always fall. It is not painful...it is like the male equivalent of giving birth (laugh..walks away.)"
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