What is the purpose of an alkaline diet? Carla Duenas, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, talks about this type of diet and the belief that most diseases arise from an acidic environment...

With a digital imaging, Dr. Daniel Martinez, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains what kidney stones are. Stone is a calcification which is created in the kidney. Stones can measure one millimeter to 10 millimeters, the expert explains. He also says the function of the kidney is to filter...

Dr. Christian Suarez, Nephrologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains patients can be candidates for kidney transplant when the kidneys are working less than 20% or the glomerular filtration rate is less than 20%. However, not every patient that has those conditions can be a candidate for kidney transplant, but the doctor affirms most of…...

There are several symptoms of kidney stones: pain in side and back, pain that radiates to lower abdomen and grain, pain when urinating, pink, red or brown urine, cloudy or foul-smelling urine, nausea and vomiting, urination more than normal and urinating small amounts. Dr. Daniel Martinez, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains in male…...

Dr. Juan Kusnir, Nephrologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains with a digital imaging, how the CKD (Chronic kidney disease) happens. He says the key is the early diagnosis of diabetes or high blood pressure for avoiding the progression of those illnesses. If it doesn’t happen, they’ll start to cause the damage in the kidney.…...

Urinating too frequently or not urinating enough, especially in elderly males, are symptoms of issues with the prostate, says Dr. Samantha Taghva, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida. Those are two of the most common symptoms of kidney failure is looming, she says, and is it probably the patient's progress into the CKD…...

People who have diabetes, blood pressure and obesity will eventually have progression to CKD (Chronic kidney disease). Dr. Samantha Taghva, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, also says they could have a genetic predisposition to CKD. An early diagnostic and having under control any risk condition (diabetes, overweight, blood pressure) can slow progression…...

Dialysis is a machine that purifies the blood, explains Dr. Christian Suarez, Nephrologist with Baptist Health South Florida. After the blood is clean, it gets back to the patient. Filters remove extra fluids and extra electrolytes. Dialysis is needed for patients who get the stage 5 of kidney disease. Physicians evaluate the functioning of the…...