Patient education: Lupus (The Basics)View What is lupus? Lupus Erythematosisis a type of “autoimmune disease.” When it is working normally, the body’s immune system kills germs and “bad” cells that could turn into cancer. When a person has an autoimmune disease, instead of killing only bad cells, the immune system starts to attack healthy cells. […]
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Understanding Your Lab Values People who develop chronic kidney disease may have some or all of the following tests and measurements. If you have kidney disease ask your doctor which tests you will have and how often they will be done. Speak to your doctor about your results. If your numbers are not in the
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Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) Table of Contents Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Your kidneys filter your blood by removing waste and extra water to make urine. The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) shows how well the kidneys are filtering. An estimated 37 million adults in the United States may have chronic kidney disease (CKD) and can
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Kidney Stone Diet Plan and Prevention Table of Contents What is a kidney stone? Are all kidney stones the same? What is the most important factor to prevent kidney stone formation? What kind of diet plan is recommended to prevent stones? Will it help or hurt to take a vitamin or mineral supplement? Diet Recommendations
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Nephrotic Syndrome It may occur when the filtering units of the kidney are damaged. This damage allows protein normally kept in the plasma to leak into the urine in large amounts, which reduces the amount of protein in your blood. Since the protein in the blood helps keep fluid in the bloodstream, some of this
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Getting Ready for a Transplant Though dialysis is the preferred choice for some people, many other people with kidney failure choose to have a kidney transplant. Transplantation has many advantages, such as a lifestyle free from dialysis and fewer fluid and dietary restrictions. Kidney transplants, when successful, usually provide a better quality of life for
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Variety of dialysis therapies Dialysis therapy includes hemodialysis to purify the blood using an artificial kidney (dialyzer) and peritoneal dialysis to purify the blood through one’s own peritonea. Hemodialysis: This is a therapy treated in hospitals or clinics about three times a week. In recent years, various treatment options have begun to be offered and
Highlights High levels of uric acid in the blood is a known trigger of gout Excessive consumption of red meat and alcohol increases uric acid level Hypertension diet also known as DASH diet can lower blood levels of uric acid DASH diet includes fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products, whole grains, fish and nuts Gout has
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Kidney Disease and Heart Disease are two of the most complex yet critical organs for our mere existence. Think of that moment when these two tirelessly working organs decide on taking a break! Most of us will pray that they never take a break because if they do then we are aware of what happens!
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