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Nephrology and Dialysis
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14 Answers
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gregory Haleanswered
Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis
May need more attn: Unfortunately many things can be lost through the stool depending on the cause, duration, and amount of stool passage. You may want to check with your... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gregory Haleanswered
Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis
Protein: Bubbles in the urine or "foamy" urine is always worrisome for the possibility of protein in the urine. If this occurs, the doctor can check a urinaly... Read More
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gregory Haleanswered
Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis
Arteriovenous fistul: It is an arteriovenous fistula. It is a surgical connection of an artery and a vein. Once "mature", it is where they insert the needles for the blood ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gregory Haleanswered
Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis
UTI: Nitrite is a marker on the dipstick that can indicated a uti. Many of the bacteria that cause a UTI create nitrite in the urinary tract and the speci... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gregory Haleanswered
Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis
1 1/2 to 2 quarts: You should drink one and one-half to two quarts of fluid daily.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gregory Haleanswered
Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis
Lifetime medication: You will need to take anti-rejection medications for life, or at least the life of the transplant. The dosages will be reduced some from the initial d... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gregory Haleanswered
Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis
Dehydration: It is generally a sign of dehydration. If you have diabetes, it can be a sign of diabetic ketoacidosis (too high a sugar level). It can be present in ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gregory Haleanswered
Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis
In-center dialysis: Your home training facility should have an in-center hemodialysis facility nearby that is available in he event you are unable to perform your home di... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gregory Haleanswered
Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis
Angioplasty/Surgery: Generally, the treatment for renal artery stenosis is angioplasty (stretching the artery open with a balloon) with or without a stent, depending on th... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gregory Haleanswered
Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis
Age greater than 70: Generally persons over the age of 70 years are disqualified from receiving a kidney transplant.
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A 16-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gregory Haleanswered
Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis
Yellow: The dialysate fluid should be a mild to moderate yellow color. It sometimes can be a very pale yellow and almost clear. If it is dark colored or becom... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gregory Haleanswered
Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis
It can: Dialysis serves two functions. One is to remove some of the toxins in the blood that are no longer able to be removed by the kidneys due to kidney fa... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gregory Haleanswered
Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis
9-13 cm: With an ultrasound evaluation, the normal kidney size is 9-13 cm. One kidney may be up to 1.5 CM difference in size from the other and still be in ac... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gregory Haleanswered
Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis
Kegels work here too: Kegel exercises should work to strengthen the muscles in your anus and rectum just as they do the ones affecting the vagina.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Hale is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Hale is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks you Doctor !
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful!
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This was very helpful . Thank you
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