Kidney Failure: How to Stop Dialysis and Improve Kidney Function

Patient: My husband has a kidney failure due to high sugar and high blood pressure, and his creatinine level is too high, so he starts dialysis. Before his dialysis is 9 and comes back to 1.5 after dialysis. He is undergoing dialysis twice...

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Can I Eat Oats with Kidney Disease

Patient: I was diagnosed with kidney disease, and the doctor asked me to pay attention to my illness. I want to know, can I eat oats with my kidney disease? Doctor: Oats is a common food for people, and people often put oats into their porr...

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Diabetic Nephropathy: How to Lower Creatinine Level 5 Without Dialysis

PATIENT: Hi, doctor. I am a diabetic patients, and my creatinine level is 5 mg/dl now. I dont have protein or blood urine, and I have small amount of swelling in ankles. I dont want to start dialysis, so I want to know whether there is anyt...

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Can Heart Problem Cause Kidney Damage for People with One Kidney

Patient: I am female and I am 60 years old now. I was diagnosed with a diseased horse-shoe shaped kidney when I was 21-years old. They removed my diseased portion, and now I am diagnosed with stage 3 kidney disease, I am a little confused o...

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How to Improve the 7 Years Child with Left Kidney 7% Working

Question : Dear doctor, I need your help. My 7 years old child have got kidney disease which is mainly caused by obstruction and later UTI, and his left kidney has only 7% working. Now he has large amount of proteinuria and the doctor ask h...

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Suggestions for Lupus Patients with Kidney Cysts

Patient: Hi, doctor. I have lupus and just discovered I have kidney cysts. Now, I feel very bad, because I have bad back pain, and I have traces of blood in my urine for several months now. I also have swelling in my body. Can you give me s...

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Traditional Chinese Treatments for Polycystic Kidney Disease

Patients: hello,doctor. I have polycystic kidney disease, and there are 24cm kidney cysts on both my kidneys. I also have blood urine and occasional protein in my urine, and my creatinine level is 3 mg/dl. Can you give me some suggestions o...

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What can I do for My Kidney Disease with Creatinine 2.72

Patient: hi, doctor. I have kidney disease and my creatinine level is 2.72 mg/dl. I also have diabetes and hypertension, and my high blood sugar from 3 years, and hypertension from more than ten years. For my condition, what can I do for my...

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Suggestions for Kidney Disease Patient with Creatinine 15.67

Patient: hello, doctor. My sister got kidney disease, and her creatinine level is 15.67 mg/dl. She was taking ketosteril, and her doctor advices her to increase her intake of this medicine from 2 pills every meal to 3 pills. I want to know...

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Type 2 Diabetes, Creatinine 13, BUN 119

Question : My dad is a type 2 Diabetes patient. His creatinine level is 13mg/dL and BUN is 119mg/dL. Will he have to go for dialysis? Answer: The reference value for serum creatinine and BUN is 0.5-1.3mg/dL and 9-20mg/dL, so creatinine 13 a...

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