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Health Encyclopedia: Kidney Diet Dialysis Patients
End stage renal disease - diet; Hemodialysis - diet; Peritoneal dialysis - diet
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The dialysis diet controls the intake of fluid,
Fluid restriction is based on the amount of urine output and weight ...
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Expert & Community Posts
Treating Kidney Disease
By David Mendosa , Health ExpertWhen we have healthy kidneys, little or no protein appears in the urine. But protein in the urine... Read more »
What Do You Do if You are Forced to Come Off of Your Opioid Pain Medication Without Medical Guidance
By Will Rowe , Health ExpertOpioid medications have a natural property that causes physical dependence. Other medications used... Read more »
Hard Medical Choices: Where's the Discussion?
By Dr. Kirk Laman: Wholehearted Cardiologist , Health ExpertLife is full of hard choices. Nowhere is this clearer than in world of medical care.Now in... Read more »
Making Friends With Diabetes
By Ann Bartlett , Health ExpertNext Easter, I will have lived with type 1 diabetes for 40 years. And for 37 of those 40 years, I... Read more »
Health Care Reform – How Will It Affect Chronic Pain Patients?
By Karen Lee Richards , Health ExpertMost Americans agree that health care reform is needed – but what shape that reform takes is an... Read more »
Health Guide
Peritonitis: dialysis associated
... Calling your health care provider Call your health care provider if you receive peritoneal dialysis treatments and develop symptoms of peritonitis. Read more »End-stage kidney disease
Renal failure - end stage; Kidney failure - end stage; ESRD Treatment Dialysis or kidney transplantation are the only treatments for ESRD. The... Read more »MRSA infection
MRSA infection is an infection with a strain of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics known as beta-lactams. These antibiotics include methicillin,... Read more »Kidney diet: dialysis patients
... The mineral phosphorus is also controlled by this diet. Phosphorus is not effectively removed by dialysis treatments. Patients need to reduce their intake of dairy products and other foods high... Read more »Anemia: Treatment
Oral iron supplements are the best way to restore iron levels for people who are iron deficient, but they should be used only when dietary measures have failed. However, iron supplements... Read more »Images
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Kidney Transplant Saves the Brain
November 13, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A common procedure could stop the cognitive impairment often seen in patients with chronic kidney disease. Researchers report... Read summary »
Hormone Level Key for Dialysis Patients
August 07, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Monitoring a hormone level in dialysis patients could help doctors determine which patients with kidney failure are at risk for... Read summary »
Dialysis Risks
September 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A simple bone disease test may signal an increased risk of death for people on dialysis for chronic kidney disease. That's the... Read summary »
Easier Treatment for Kidney Disease
October 22, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A once-a-month treatment could be all it takes to improve the quality of life for people with severe kidney disease.... Read summary »
Enhanced Meats May Spell Trouble for Kidney Disease Patients
July 28, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Uncooked "enhanced" meat products may contain high levels of phosphorous and potassium that are not listed on food labels,... Read summary »
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