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1 example of pathological constituents of urine

and explain how it is related to some of the


diseases
-sugar/glucose, this pathological constituent of
urine is related to diseases such as diabetes
mellitus. Normal urine has a small amount of sugar
but if urine tested positive for a large amount of
sugar/glucose, it may indicate an elevated blood
sugar which is related to diabetes mellitus

What is urea? Is it normal or pathological


component of urine?
-urea is the end product of protein metabolism. It
is a normal component of urine, we excrete urea
depending on our protein intake and about 80%-
90% of nitrogen in the urine is in the form of urea

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