Dr. Christian Suarez, Nephrologist with Baptist Health South Florida, describes the main risk factors for kidney disease: diabetes, high blood pressure, heart and blood vessel disease, obesity, smoking, older age and abnormal kidney structure. Blood pressure higher than 140 over 90 can also lead to chronic kidney disease, he explains. The doctor says it is…...

Patients with low sodium can start to affect their neurological state. They may start to get a little bit confused, they might start to slur a little bit, they may have few regularities in their gait, the way they walk, seizures and, even, coma. Potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and calcium are done mostly in the kidney.…...

With a digital imaging, Dr. Christian Suarez, Nephrologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the stages of kidney disease and progression of chronic condition. The specialist explains there are 5 stages of kidney disease. In the last stage, the patient needs dialysis. Depending of the stages, physicians design the treatment for each patient...

Nephrologists are doctors who treat patients who have problems with the kidneys. Dr. Christian Suarez, Nephrologist with Baptist Health South Florida, also explains those physicians manage problems with hypertension and electrolytes disturbances. The doctor explains in normal conditions, the kidney measures around 10 to 12 cm long. With a digital imaging, he describes how the…...

The older age is a risk factor for kidney disease, especially after the age of 40. Dr. Christian Suarez, Nephrologist with Baptist Health South Florida, affirms after that age people start losing kidney function overtime. According to the CDC, one of three people with diabetes might have chronic kidney disease. Prolonged high glucose levels in…...

Dr. Yekutiel Sandman, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the kidneys filter the blood. The blood contains all kinds of chemicals and kidneys are important to maintain the balance of chemicals and water within the body. Dr. Constantino Pena, Interventional Radiologist with Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, says the kidney is a bean-shaped organ…...

Dr. Constantino Pena, Interventional Radiologist with Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, explains renal angiogram is a procedure to look at the arterial blood supply to the kidney. It helps to evaluate the kidney for many different abnormalities. He says vascular disease is one of the most common abnormalities. Doctors can also find an aneurysm or…...

The protein in the urine is the first sign that something bad happens with the kidney, affirms Dr. Christian Suarez, Nephrologist with Baptist Health South Florida. Some patients are having swelling on the lowest extremities, on the ankles or on the feet, or in the upper arms, face and around the eye area. Other patients…...