Your kidney function test results are a measure of how well your kidneys are working to filter your blood and remove excess water and waste from the body. For example, the estimated glomerular ...

However, RAAS inhibitors may cause decline in renal function and/or hyperkalaemia, particularly during initiation and titration, intercurrent illness and during worsening of heart failure. There is ...

Certain foods are bad for your health if you have kidney disease. Healthy kidneys regulate the body’s mineral and protein levels. But kidney disease causes progressive damage that interferes with ...

Diabetes-related kidney disease can worsen and lead to failure. You may experience many different symptoms, including lower back pain, fatigue, and nausea or vomiting. If you have kidney disease ...

Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) has become the primary renal replacement therapy for patients with end-stage renal disease. The kidney-gut-brain axis represents a communication network connecting the ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as a progressive loss of renal function that lasts for more than 3 months, and is classified according to the degree of kidney damage – measured by the le ...

Your medical team is there to help you. They can help you learn more about the pros and cons of treatments. Here we share more about kidney cancer and the steps you can take if a mass forms in your ...

I have kidney disease. Two rare kidney diseases. I was in shock. Before I got sick, I didn’t really know anything about kidney disease other than that it was a serious illness. It never occurred ...

Amelia Ti is a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) based in NYC. She completed her Bachelor's in Nutrition & Dietetics at NYU and Master's in ...