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Risk Factors for Kidney Disease

Risk Factors for Kidney Disease

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 …

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Stages of Kidney Disease

Stages of Kidney Disease

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 …

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Aging & Kidney Disease

Aging & Kidney Disease

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 …

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Anatomy of the Kidney

Anatomy of the Kidney

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, …

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