Explain what normally happens to glucose

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Aaliyah, who is 5-years old, is taken to the doctor. Her father mentions that she has been experiencing increased urination. Aaliyah is taken to the doctor where a urinalysis is performed.

a. Explain the normal components of urine.

b. Aaliyah's urinalysis shows the presence of large amounts of protein in her urine. Using what you know about the process of urine formation, explain why it would be abnormal to find large amounts of protein in Aaliyah's urine (be specific and relate your answers to the stages of urine formation).

c. Aaliyah's urinalysis also shows the presence of glucose in the urine. Explain what normally happens to glucose during the urine formation process and why glucose would be spilling over into the urine.

d. If red blood cells would have been found in Aaliyah's urine, what might this indicate about her glomerulus?

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