In my hyperkalemia assessment checklist, one of the first assessment pieces is to look at the last three potassium values. There is an interpretation note
Author: Kelly Picard PhD RD
This week I was shown two labels of canned sockeye salmon. These products were from different brand names but otherwise appeared identical: But the reported
Ever wonder if the high potassium value you are getting from the lab report is correct? Especially when it seems totally outside of your patient’s
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
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.Â
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