Given that constipation is known to contribute to hyperkalemia risk and many ostomies are associated with increased fecal volume, the most well-known impact is hypokalemia.
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My favourite topic – Hyperkalemia! There are some excellent points in this section. For repeat visitors to my blog, you will know that: So let’s
I am combining the recommendations and practice points for sodium and metabolic acidosis in today’s post, because there is some overlap here. What are the
As a continuation of my 2024 KDIGO Guidelines series and my Low Protein Diet Series – this post will go over what the guidelines have
Did you know that KDIGO released new clinical practice guidelines for the evaluation and management of CKD in March? Well, if you are working as
In nutrition, feeding studies are one of the best ways for researchers to investigate cause and effect relationships. I think of it as akin to
My colleague sent me today’s article. Thank you for sending it my way! If you come across an interesting journal article and want me to
As a continuation of this post, I am taking a closer look at two feeding studies. Both studies report data on dietary potassium intake and
This is another post for my Nutrition Research Method series. These posts review the methods used in research to estimate what people are actually eating.
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