In my practice I see a fair bit of hypercalcemia and hypophosphatemia after kidney transplant. But why is this happening and what should I do
Author: Kelly Picard PhD RD
Why do we do what we do? By this, I mean why do we tell our patients to eat certain foods or avoid certain foods?
In my hunt down the rabbit hole about low protein diet’s last week, I reached out to a colleague of mine about low protein diet.
Danielle from BC has been asking about protein and she wants to know what the latest is on plant vs animal proteins. Thanks for the
I have been talking about protein (low protein and very low protein diets) in my last two blog posts. This prompted me to ask myself,
If you read my last post, you know that I am answering a question posed by Danielle from BC about how protein intake impacts kidney
Danielle from BC asks: “What is the current evidence for protein limits to delay decline in kidney function? My answer My first stop to answer
Mel from BC asks: Why does “tac” (tacrolimus) cause hyperkalemia? Do other medications in this family also cause hyperkalemia? My response “Tac”, or tacrolimus is
Mallory from Nova Scotia asked me: “A colleague and I were wondering if you know if products in Canada are required to include the amount
Ummm…. maybe not as accurate as you think. My main mineral of interest is potassium. Potassium is a relatively new addition to the nutrition facts