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Case Study: Both sides debated for low protein diet

April 1, 2024April 1, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

This morning I read an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine. It is one of their clinical decision papers, where a patient

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Journal Club Potassium

What can AI tell us about hyperkalemia outcomes?

March 29, 2024March 30, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

On the same track as my previous post about artificial intelligence, I am continuing in the trend by reviewing an article that looked that predictors

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Journal Club Potassium

What does hyperkalemia, low hemoglobin and artificial intelligence have in common?

March 28, 2024March 27, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

They were all discussed in today’s journal article! There is growing recognition that the causes of hyperkalemia are multi-factorial. This has increased the encouragement for

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How to help your patient choose the right hamburger when they have kidney disease

March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

A while ago I was consulted to help someone lower their sodium intake. After the consult, one of the nurses asked me how it went,

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What should I tell my patients to eat to fix metabolic acidosis?

March 21, 2024March 21, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

If you are reading this series, that I have hopefully already convinced you that: So in today’s post, my goal is to give you some

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Backgrounder on Metabolic Acidosis in CKD

March 16, 2024March 21, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

I want to develop a metabolic acidosis nutrition assessment cheat sheet, similar to my one for hyperkalemia, so I am digging down the rabbit hole

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Can diet fix acidosis in CKD?

March 14, 2024March 13, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

My first position in renal nutrition was in hemodialysis and I started that job in 2010. My second position in renal was in a pre-dialysis

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Calcium recommendations in CKD

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Calcium is a bit of a controversial topic in CKD – is it good for bone health or bad for calcification? As I have discussed

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Journal Club Nutrition Research Methods

Is 24 hour urine potassium a valid measure of potassium intake?

February 28, 2024April 6, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Because it is hard to understand how much someone is eating based on self-reports, there is interest in the research community to identify and use

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Why are there errors in data from diet assessments?

February 24, 2024February 24, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Continuing in my trend of reviewing diet assessment methods, today I am reviewing an article written by Dr. Sharon Kirkpatrick.  Dr. Kirkpatrick is a World-Class

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