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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Can an infection of the urinary tract spread to the kidneys? Wilbert Fuerte, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacist and Educator Specialist with Baptist Health South Florida, talks about the types of infections and what happens when the bacteria travels to the kidneys.…
