Tag Archives: Renal

Kidney Disease: Common Labs and Medical Terminology: The Patient’s Perspective (Renal Diet HQ IQ Pre-Dialysis Living) (Volume 4)

New to kidney failure? Have no idea what your physician just said about your kidneys? Kidney disease labs and terminology can quite often be a challenge to understand and digest. Did your doctor use the “stages of kidney disease”? Did you physician refer to “eGFR”? What does all this mean for your health and future… Read More »

FUROSEMIDE Tablet: Treats High Blood Pressure, and Edema or Fluid Retention associated with Congestive Heart Failure, Cirrhosis of the Liver, and Renal Disease, including the Nephritic Syndrome

“Although, your health condition may impact your everyday life, do not let it define who you are.” Furosemide belongs to a group of medicines called loop diuretics (also known as water pills). Furosemide is given to help treat fluid retention (edema) and swelling that is caused by congestive heart failure, liver disease, kidney disease, or… Read More »

Renal Diet Plan and Cookbook: The Optimal Nutrition Guide to Manage Kidney Disease

“Patients are tired of having doctors tell them what they can’t do and what they can’t eat. Susan Zogheib has written a patient-centered renal diet cookbook with diet plans and recipes patients will want to use, not just because they are kidney- and heart-healthy, but because they taste so good.”―Dr. George R. Aronoff, MD, MS,… Read More »

FUROSEMIDE Tablet: Treats High Blood Pressure, and Edema or Fluid Retention associated with Congestive Heart Failure, Cirrhosis of the Liver, and Renal Disease, including the Nephritic Syndrome

“Although, your health condition may impact your everyday life, do not let it define who you are.” Furosemide belongs to a group of medicines called loop diuretics (also known as water pills). Furosemide is given to help treat fluid retention (edema) and swelling that is caused by congestive heart failure, liver disease, kidney disease, or… Read More »

Renal Diet Cookbook: The Low Sodium, Low Potassium, Healthy Kidney Cookbook

More Than a Kidney Cookbook: Your 28-Day Action Plan to Kick-Start a Kidney-Healthy Diet “Susan has done a masterful job in educating patients about their disease, explaining why watching your diet is important, and offering meal plans and recipes that encourage compliance and fun. – John Wigneswaran, MD, VP Clinical Affairs DaVita Healthcare Partners While… Read More »