Abstract
Normal functions of the liver, pancreas and thyroid gland ‘Metabolism’ refers to all of the body’s normal processes which result in:
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The provision of oxygen, nutrients and water to all cells of the body.
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The utilisation of these by all cells to produce and use energy, body proteins (both structural and non-structural), storage products and waste products.
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The elimination of the waste products.
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© 1987 Patricia Hunt and Bernice Sendell
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Hunt, P., Sendell, B. (1987). Nursing patients with disturbance of metabolism. In: Nursing the Adult with a Specific Physiological Disturbance. The Essentials of Nursing. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09490-5_6
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