How can gallbladder disease be treated? Dr. Juan-Carlos Verdeja, General Surgeon with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains different types of treatment procedures, like medicine and surgery, among others.…
Dr. Juan Kusnir, Nephrologist with Baptist Health South Florida, says it is possible for someone not to have any symptoms of a kidney disease, but they may have the condition. A visit at the primary care physician can help to …
How do you know you are suffering from an infection in the urinary tract? Wilbert Fuerte, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacist and Educator Specialist with Baptist Health South Florida, talks about its symptoms, such as frequent urination, blood in urine, fever, and …
Dr. Michael Swartzon, Primary Care Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains a urine color chart and says if your urine is syrup or brown ale and it doesn’t change quickly, you need to …
“Urinalysis (UA) is a test that gives a lot of different information about urine, says Dr. Daniel Martinez, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida.
The doctor says this test can reveal if the patient has blood in their urine, whether …
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 …
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 …
