Herbal corner: Can green tea prevent kidney stones | read this item
tea is more than a wonderful soothing beverage…..
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Nephrolithiasis otherwise known as kidney stones are responsible for a very significant number of health issues. The lifetime risk of kidney stone formation is approximately 13% in men and 7% in women. The yearly economic cost of kidney stones has been estimated at 5.3 [...]
Patient Education: How do you lower your risk of Chronic Kidney Disease. | read this item
If you have diabetes and hypertension then you are at higher than average risk for chronic kidney disease. You should be aware of this and be very involved with your treatment, you must help your doctor to care for you!!.
Ask pertinent questions such as.
Q: Have you checked my kidneys? if so how are they doing.
Patient Education: What are the symptoms and signs of Chronic Kidney Disease. | read this item
The symptoms and signs of Chronic Kidney Disease include:
Weakness and tiredness just feeling generally unwell
Puffiness around the eyes particularly in the morning
Swelling of the feet usually noticed in the evenings
Loss of appetite
Recurrent vomiting and nausea
History of very difficult to control blood pressure.
Blood sugar repeatedly going low while [...]
Patient Education: What causes Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). | read this item
Studies done on the population of patients with CKD suggests that the two main causes are diabetes and hypertension. Together accounting for 30% of cases. When we look at patients who are already on dialysis the number jumps to almost 50%.
Diabetes is a condition where there is excess sugar in the blood stream, as a [...]
Patient Education: What is chronic kidney disease (CKD) | read this item
Chronic kidney disease refers to any process that damages your kidneys over a period of more than three months and as a consequence of that damage reduces the ability of your kidney to carry out its primary functions. This results in health related problems due to increased blood pressure and increased stress on the circulatory [...]
Patient Education: The Function of Your Kidneys | read this item
The kidneys each of which has 1.2 million functional subunits called nephrons function as a highly selective active filtration system. The purpose of which is to maintain health.
Life requires the expenditure of energy. Energy is produce by burning fuel which is derived from the foods we eat. During the process lots of waste products are [...]
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