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Creatinine Levels
I am 21 year old female. I was looking over my test results from 7 months ago and I realized that my creatinine urine test was valued at 158.0 mg/dL. The way it is displayed on the test results page is on a range bar that indicates that this is a high...3 + protein in urine. should i be concerned ... very worried
suffer with hypertension and I am being treated with losartin potassium 50mg 1 daily. My blood pressure is still slightly raised. Back in 2011 I HAD A NEPHRECTOMY, this was due to a non functioning kidney. On a recent visit to occupational health. they...Kidney size variability
left kidney grew from the burden of cysts the right did not grow at all, should it be expected that the right kidney will soon grow to match the other or do they just adjust randomly over time depending on the cyst growth. I have also read that once the...RE: Worried About Urine Output.
I just had back surgery and for some reason I couldn't pee afterwards. The nurses would leave me on the toilet, alone, in pain. By 9 PM my bladder was ready to burst. I was sobbing and begging for help. They brought in a bladder scanner and I was told...Should I be worried
and all negative. They did a urinalysis and I had elevated creatinine levels. First test was 128 umol/l. I told the Dr I am on a high protein diet due to working out. Currently weight 204 so eat between 170-200grams of protein daily. I was also using...Stage 1 or Stage 3 KFD
we were told in January that my husband was developing stage 1 KFD due to Hypertension. We asked about a specialists and dietician and was told by his PCP that a dietician wouldn’t be approved at this stage and she would refer him to a Nephrologist when...How to improve my kidney profile?
I am a 59 years old male, around 72kg and 173cm. I have hypertension for about 2 years and is on medication. I have been doing health checkups for the past two years and my kidney profile seems to have deteriorated. Below attached is my kidney profile...Microscopic hematuria but no protein
on routine urine tests, RBCs were found and doctors suggest it is microscopic hematuria. My urine is foamy at times but on complete urine test, no proteins were found. My GFR is above 60. I have no other symptoms or pain. Is it possible I’m suffering...Normal Creatinine & Protein Levels despite CKD?
health, it’s a formula adjusting for age, race, gender and creatinine… so I guess a follow up to my previous post/question would be what would explain 1) creatinine levels being normal in lab results but a kidney being nonetheless damaged? I 2) foamy...Can slightly elevated albumin in urine be caused by high blood sugar go away?
albumin level in my urine was 54. I'm a type 2 diabetic. My doctor and I are working on getting my sugars under control. I started walking and working out on my elliptical 30 mins or more a day. My urine has had tiny bubbles in it sometimes since then....48mm cyst and 64GFR
received a scan result that I have a small 10mm cyst on one kidney and 48mm on the other my GFR is 68 I amm 55 years old, low BMI, non drinker, not diabetic. My sister passed away 61 fromm Kidney Failure. My GP has not refered me to the hospital, should...Scared and confused
I'm a 40 yr old female who's had about 26 years of alcohol addiction and about 10 years of 1000 MG valacyclovir every day, give or take. I'm about a year and a half sober, have cut down to 500 MG acyclovir (the original Dr prescribed me that much and on...ACE and ARB in combination: Still a viable option?
In the wake of the ONTARGET study, there is a movement away from using ACE and ARBs in combination for hypertension or general vascular protection. However, the combination is still an option for patients with heart failure where the it has been shown...High cut-off hemodialysis for the treatment of multiple myeloma
Myeloma cast nephropathy has a very high morbidity and mortality, largely due to many of these patients' dependence on hemodialysis. Several attempts have been made to improve these outcomes with extracorporeal strategies that remove toxic light chains...The ACCORD Blood Pressure Study: The J-point realized?
of a so-called J-point in blood pressure management; that point above which BP is too high and below which BP is too low (if one is arriving there by antihypertensive medications). The late breaking ACCORD BP Study, published online in the New England...Generic drugs: a dangerous public misunderstanding?
Dr. Elizabeth Cohen, senior medical correspondent for CNN's Health, Medical and Wellness unit made a dangerously incorrect statement in her report on generic drugs in the US (Seen at approximately 1:37 of the following video). On the July 26th...Renal outcomes with Empagliflozin: a game-changer
than 7,000 adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) at high risk for CV events, EMPA-REG OUTCOME met its primary endpoint and demonstrated superiority of JARDIANCE, when added to standard of care, in CV risk reduction. The primary endpoint was defined as time...Hypertension Update: Did you know...
and Dr. Louis Girard, nephrologists, will share how to translate clinical evidence into daily practice for optimal hypertension patient care. www.CircleofKnowledge.ca Upon reflection, what percentage of the patients in your practice are on an optimal...KDIGO Bone and Mineral Guidelines now available
The KDIGO guideline group has released its bone and mineral guidelines. These can be seen online at this link. Alternatively, you may download the .PDF of these guidelines using this link Dr. Jeff Berns, editor in chief of Medscape Nephrology, had this...
