Foods that can be eaten include: meat, hard cheese, tofu, eggs, butter and vegetables with no starch. Some foods that are NOT allowed include: cereal, pasta, milk, breads and other sugars. If you are scheduled in the late afternoon and can eat breakfast before the scan, it must be a low carbohydrate diet as well.
The placenta (also known as afterbirth) is an organ that connects the developing fetus to the uterine wall to allow nutrient uptake, thermo-regulation, waste elimination, and gas exchange via the mother's blood supply; fight against internal infection; and produce hormones to support pregnancy.
2.4.1 Role of the Kidneys. The organs involved in regulation of external acid-base balance are the lungs are the kidneys. The lungs are important for excretion of carbon dioxide (the respiratory acid) and there is a huge amount of this to be excreted: at least 12,000 to 13,000 mmols/day.