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Drug Watch: Cranberry juice reduces bacteriuria and pyuria
For many decades cranberry juice has been thought to reduce bacterial infections of the bladder. Studies in recent years have shown that cranberry juice inhibits adherence of E. coli cells to cells lining the bladder. Two different constituents have been implicated, one being fructose and the other a large polymeric compound of unknown structure. Fructose is present in all fruits, but the large polymeric compound i ...
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Low protein diabetic (renal) diet
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Non ESRD Females 44-46 g per day
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Pre ESRD .6 g per kg IBW 150 pound person = 41 g per day
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SOME GUIDELINES FOR RESTRICTING POTASSIUM IN THE RENAL DIET
by Betty Wedman, PhD, RD, LD
Betty Wedman, PhD, RD, LD, is a licensed nutritionist and environmental health specialist who lives in St. Petersburg, FL. This article has been adapted from her "Kidney Disease: Book of Menus," available from Wedman at 17929 Gulf Blvd., Suite 606, St. Petersburg, FL 33708; (813) 391-6198, fax (813) 399-2188. Always check with your physician or renal dietitian before starting any renal or renal diabetic ...
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James N. Suojanen, M.D.
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April 16, 1985
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A 58 year-old female with a long history of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, essential hypertension and chronic renal failure presented with a several week long course of progressive bilateral ankle, foot, elbow and rib pain. She had no history of trauma, or of swelling or redness of the affected joints. She has a past history of gout, congestive heart failure, subendocardi ...
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Soy Foods and Kidney Health
A diet high in protein has been shown to accelerate the progression of kidney disease. For this reason, health professionals have for many years recommended that those individuals at risk for, and being treated for, renal disease modify their diet to limit the amount of protein that is consumed. This is a particularly difficult challenge for Americans who tend to consume protein in excess of dietary needs (1). The current recommendation is that pre-d ...
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Potassium
Ari Kostadaras, M.D.
I. OVERVIEW
A. Total-body potassium is approximately 50 mEq/kg body weightand 98% is intracellular; a serum decrease of 1 mEq K+ corresponds to a 10% to 20% deficit in total-body potassium.Serum K+ concentration is not always a reliable indicator of total-body K+. Distribution is affected by
1. Na-K adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) activity withincell membranes. (Poisoning, such as with digoxin increases theserum potassium)
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Vitamins, Folic Acid Help Treat Hyperhomocysteinemia in Kidney Recipients
CITY · January 15, 1998 · by TNN Medical Reporter Virginia Baskerville
BOSTON—Vitamins B6 and B12 and folic acid appear to help treat hyperhomocysteinemia in stable renal transplant recipients.
Andrew G. Bostom, MD, and colleagues recently reported in Annals of Internal Medicine (1997;127:1089-1092) that vitamin B6 should be added to the combination of folic acid and vitamin ...
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