Dr. Madhu Kandarpa
Nephrology and Dialysis
Dayton, OH
11 years experience male
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About
Bio
Board certified in Nephrology
Fellow of American Society of Nephrology FASN
Member of Royal College of Physicians, MRCP United Kingdom, UK
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Nephrology and Dialysis
Licenses
United States: Ohio
Languages spoken
English
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313 Answers
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Madhu Kandarpaanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 11 years experience
Nephrocalcinosis: Technical term for thus condition is Nephrocalcinosis. There are several conditions possible. Most of the time needs follow up by kidney specialist an... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Depends on Ckd : Losartan may rise potassium and HCTZ (hydrochlorothiazide) may lower it. Because of opposing effects potassium may stay stable/ normal. But net effect... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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See Nephrologist: Early detection and treatment of sle kidney is very important to prevent damage to the kidneys. Creatinine may be normal at certain stages/ types of k... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Non necessarily: Fractures may not be always be visible on x rays in myeloma. Ct scan is probably best for kidney stones.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Not necessarily: Glomerulonephritis is a condition affecting the kidneys. Urine output need not be low. Talk to your nephrologist especially if there is a recent chang... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Prefer not to: Antibiotics should be used a short course to treat infections. Better to see general medicine md if not well after 5-7 day course of antibiotics.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: A low-salt diet and well-controlled blood pressure are essential for maintaining kidney functions.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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It depends: Eating healthy and regular exercise are essential for lower cholesterol but it is hard to quantify the relationship. Usually thee is likely to be sig... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Stomach cramping: Rapid fluid shifts, electrolyte disturbances, ? Uremia. But make sure to mention to the doctor and the nurse.
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A 28-year-old member asked:
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Discomfort: Discomfort on passing urine, frequent urination, abdominal pain, fever, chills. Please get checked if in doubt.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Hard to tell: Low potassium can cause symptoms if severe- < 2.5 or so. Nausea, ileus, weakness.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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? symptoms: Treatment depends on symptoms, whether it is obstructing or not. Please check with your doctor/urologist/nephrologist.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Get tested for cause: Better to get investigated for the cause of recurrent UTI to address the issue.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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It depends: May be possible depending on the cause.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Phosphorus toxicity: Acute kidney injury or acute renal failure caused by high phosphate either with phosphate enema for colonoscopy or other reasons. Can form phosphate c... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Depends on medicine: Need to check with obstetrician about any medicine you need to take during pregnancy.
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A member asked:
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Probably if you can: There is no specific restriction to work with bladder cancer. Usually limited by overall health.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Viral Vs lymphoma: Possibly viral illness; other differential is lymphoma eventhough duration is short. Other differential depending on history - hiv, tb.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Bladder or stones: Recurrent UTI can be due to incomplete bladder emptying, kidney stones, urinary tract strictures etc.
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A 75-year-old member asked:
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Several causes: Can be muscular, bowels, kidney stones, ovarian in females, and several others. Please check with your doctor as no symptom should be ignored.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Tight: Tight blood glucose control, healthy eating and regular health checks are essential.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Depends on medicine: It depends on the medicine. If just on one occasion should be ok. Better to check with your transplant center or transplant coordinator.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Several causes: Common cause is kidney stones. Pyelonephritis which is infection in kidneys can also give pain. Sometimes may not be related to kidneys and be from mu... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Poor intake: Nutritional deficiency, poor intake of food, malabsorption , may be some kidney diseases are on the list.
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A 70-year-old male asked:
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Always around us?: Person to person contact, air, may be other sources.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Not safe to ignore: There probably are some over the counter kits to detect UTI and/ or yeast infection. It is not advisable to depend on them. Please talk to your doctor... Read More
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A member asked:
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Pregnancy test: Prenancy test - over the counter test are probably fairly accurate at least for screening. Urine dipstick is good for screening for infection. All uti... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Possible: Post infectious glomerulonephritis is usually associated with streptococcal or staphylococcal bindection. There have been case reports of gn associat... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Possible: If it is treated within minutes after drinking and preferably before kidney fails, likely to recover well. It also depends on any pre existing kidney... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Rule out epilepsy: Probably not epilepsy but is important to see your primary care physician first and if necessary a Neurologist.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Several causes: It is hard to tell. Possibilities are any infection, diabetes, thyroid disease, medication side effects. Please check with your doctor.
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A 45-year-old male asked:
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Stop, check with doc: I don't think they are related but it is best to stop and check with your doctor.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Probably not: Unlikely to cause any problems if just for short period of time. Check with your obstetrician.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Close: Close follow up with an obstetrician, and avoiding medicines unless absolutely necessary.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Kidney : Multiple causes- kidney cyst, abscess around kidney, trauma and hematoma; also be due to non -kidney causes- muscle, ribs, if on right side liver absc... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Kidney disease: Protein in urine needs further testing to rule out any kidney disease. It also depends on associated medical problems.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Edema: Causes are heart failure, kidney disease, liver disease, venous congestion.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Ketones or foods: Certain foods, ketonuria, metabolic enzyme disorders.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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? Chf: Congestive heart failure, liver disease, kidney disease, low Albumin or dvt. Please check with your doctor.
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Please do: It is always better to get checked especially when symptoms getting worse.
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A 19-year-old member asked:
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High urea or ammonia: May artificially increase level and creatinine but may not mean kidney failure. Rarely can increase ammonia levels if there is any underlying liver pr... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Stones/ scar: Any structural problems in urinary tract, kidney stones, diabetes and other possibilities.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Urinary tract: Anywhere from kidneys, to urethra- ureter, urinary bladder. Can also be a sign of coagulation or bleeding disorders. Please check with your doctor.
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A 47-year-old male asked:
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Red meat: There are multiple causes for high uric acid. Need to reduce red meat intake helps to lower uric acid. May need medication like allopurinol. Please ch... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Several causes: Diabetes, urinary tract infections, bladder problems, diuretic use are usual causes. Please check with your doctor to get tested.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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?infection: If surgery was done recently, need to rule out abscess. Please check with your doctor.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Possible: Kidney stones can cause pain as described above; other possibilities are muscle pain, spine or intraabdominal causes.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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?kidney stone: Can be due to kidney stones. Please check with your doctor.
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Food or medicines: Foods like beet root, dyes, hemolyzed blood( due to leaked hemoglobin) and several others.
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Sep 15, 2013
This is an easy recommendation to make. We are all honored to have you among us. Thank you for taking the time to help all of us, doctors included.
Sep 7, 2013
Gives very knowledgeable and kind answers.
Highly recommend.
Sep 7, 2013
Very intelligent and caring doctor.
Highly recommend.
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It's an interesting question for those trying to prevent CKD. As an avid athlete, I and several physicians were led to believe I was simply injuring myself from repeated exercise. Until an orthopedi...Read More
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That could explain why I feel like I have more than one problem.. maybe I do, but caused by the same source - poor intake. Thanks for this answer.
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Thanks so much..I appreciate your taking time to answer me. I've never struggled with kidney infections ever until I had my baby.thanks
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Andhra University, Rangaraya Medical College AKA University of Health Sciences VijayawadaRangaraya
Graduated 1993MD
Residency
Lankenau hospital, Thomas Jefferson Iniversity
Residency
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Awards
Clinical Assistant Professor, Wright State University
Member of royal college of Physicians of London, United Kingdom
Fellow of American Society of Nephrology (FASN)
Affiliations
Kettering health
Kettering Medical Center
Clinton Memorial Hospital
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