Dr. Camilo Barcenas
Nephrology and Dialysis
Houston, TX
55 years experience male
Locations
Renal specialists of Houston p a
Houston, TX
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SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Nephrology and Dialysis
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
19 Answers
21 Agrees
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A female asked:
Dr. Camilo Barcenasanswered
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Brigham and women's : Besides brighams and womens , ucla in los angeles, university of pittsburg, pittsburg,
john hopkins, mayo clinic among the largest and best renal t... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Best to see Urologis: Need to see urologist to have urinalysis and exam. Hard to answer without these tests.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Unlikely: Mesalazine can produce some kidney problems ( allergic nephritis ) but not reported to be a cause of renal stones. Regional ileitis can by a differen... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Worst leukemia: Bandemia means large number of immature leukocytes in the blood. Worst answer is leukemia, best answer a simple (tough likely severe) infection.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Depends on kind of u: Depends on kind of UTI (type of bacteria, kind of antibiotic, underlying problems , etc).
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Best to take protein: Peritoneal dialysis patients lose a fair amount of protein and Amino Acids in the peritoneal fluid with this modality of therapy. So it is best if th... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Yes.: Yes and some medications for depression, anxiety etc, can play havoc with the bladder.
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Inespecific: Symptoms too vague to give clear answer
see no relationship to running..
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Aluminum: They contain aluminum which is not a good chemical for people with kidney failure.
I am not aware that its absorbed in major amount from deodorants.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Depends on problem: Best doctors for that would be a pediatric nephrologist, but any competent internist /pediatritcian can do a good screening by checking the urine, doi... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Probable bladder pro: Could be bladder or prostate (prostatitis)problem. Doubt a primary problem with urine concentration as the urine is concentrated in the morning.
See... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Go back to gyn: Needs to see gyn as i doubt you are "cured" if still havingmpis and blood as well as pain.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Uremia develops.: The body is unable to remove many of the toxins that originate from food and internal metabolism ;this leads to multiple malfunctions including hyper... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Better juice alone: During pregnancy is best to avoid any medicines and Azo is one of them. Have plenty of water ( proven to reduce uti's) and cranberry juice alone( wh... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Bad needle stick : Usually when the needle gets out of the vein due to different reasons (movement of patient, bad veins , poor initial placement) an infiltration of blo... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Cranberry juice: Can drink lots of water and use urinary acidification with cranberry juice and the like.
Azo is not an antibiotic.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Ask pedriatic nephro: Gripe water is quite variable in composition from place to place. Would ask pediatric nephrologist or pediatrician.
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Depends on location: Depends on many things : location, cause ( etiology), patient habits (water drinking , etc..)
iif clearly intrarenal ( inside the kidney matter inste... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Affected by what?: Affected by what? Question needs to be more specific in regards to the affliction of the body that may affect the kidneys.
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TestimonialsRecommendations and Thank you notes are endorsements given from patients or other doctors.
Recommendations and Thank you notes are endorsements given from patients or other doctors.
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Barcenas is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Barcenas is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! They put me back on antibiotics & said said since it was the 2nd time within a mo, if there is a 3rd time I will be referred to a specialist
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Your answer is appreciated but I guess I expected a little more info.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
National Autonomous University of Nicaragua Faculty of Medicine, Nicaragua
MD
Residency
Baylor college of Medicine
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