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Hyperkalemia Assessments Potassium RD Q&A

Do I really need to call my patient with a K of 5.2mmol/L?

January 21, 2024January 21, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

It’s fat stack Friday. Unfortunately in healthcare, that means I am not talking about a fat stack of pancakes. Fat stack Friday for dietitians means

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RD Q&A

Can you trust eGFR calculations on athletes or people with cachexia?

January 20, 2024December 8, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

I saw a question about this on the Build Up Renal Dietitian facebook page. I thought it would make for an interesting blog post. The

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Journal Club Phosphorus

Can you trust serum phosphorus levels if the lab processing is delayed?

January 14, 2024January 12, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

I have talked a lot about how delayed processing times can impact the reliability of the serum potassium value, but what about other values, like

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RD Q&A

Should adults on HD with Oxalate Nephropathy follow a low oxalate diet prior to transplant?

January 13, 2024January 20, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

That is a mouthful of a title! Phew! I recently received this question. Thanks so much for reaching out! Though before we get to the

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Journal Club

How to create high quality nutrition handouts?

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

In 2019 I wrote an article on potassium bioavailability. Recently, I was asked to create a patient resource summarizing the article. It’s been on my

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Journal Club Protein RD Q&A

How many grams of protein is equivalent to 1 tablet of ketoanalogue?

January 9, 2024April 25, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

I saw this question on the Renal RD facebook page and it got my brain wheels spinning. How much protein is in a keto-analogue? How

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Hyperkalemia Assessments Journal Club Potassium RD Q&A

The Hyperkalemia Dilemma: Can fruits and vegetables pose a risk?

January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

If you know me, then you know that I my goal is to get bananas off the potassium handout. And by that I mean, I

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Journal Club Potassium RD Q&A

Self-monitoring serum potassium: present or future?

January 5, 2024January 5, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Imagine a world where checking your potassium levels is as easy as checking blood glucose levels.  What would that do for our understanding of how

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Journal Club

What are the barriers and facilitators in following renal diets?

December 26, 2023January 5, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Today’s journal club article: Experiences and Perspectives of Dietary Management Among Patients on Hemodialysis: An Interview Study Background For those of us who work in

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RD Q&A

Will supplements with L-arginine or glutamine help reduce protein losses in IgA nephropathy?

December 23, 2023January 5, 2024 Kelly Picard PhD RD

Today I am talking about two amino acids supplements: L-arginine and glutamine. What evidence is to support that these amino acids can help reduce protein

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