With kidney disease on the rise worldwide, we asked the nation's top specialists to share the early signs of the condition. Keep reading for the surprising kidney disease symptoms to watch out for and ...

The need for dialysis depends on symptoms, the cause of the problem, and overall kidney function, not just one lab result ...

High creatinine is a sign that our kidneys are under stress, and are not filtering waste as they should. High creatinine does not always mean damage, but simply means that it requires attention and ...

Many experience fatigue and cognitive issues despite normal Vitamin B12 levels due to functional deficiency, where the body can't utilize the nutrient effectively. Standard tests often miss this, as ...

A 68-year-old man on chronic steroids for amiodarone-induced thyroiditis presented with pneumonia, hypotension, and encephalopathy. Though the pneumonia resolved, his encephalopathy worsened, and he ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Diagnosis of End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is based on the glomerular filtration rate estimation equation. However, discrepancies have been observed in those formulas for the ...

The Great Lakes water levels are generally on the decline at the current time. Most of the lakes are expected to have below normal water levels over the next six months. The typical water level cycle ...

The swimming advisory at Deauville Beach in Cape Henlopen State Park has been lifted after high levels of fecal indicator bacteria were found. Levels returned to normal on July 30, leading to the ...

How low can a human resting heart rate go? A low resting heart rate is often a sign of good cardiovascular health, but just how low can it drop? Why I Stopped Washing Clothes in Cold Water—And Why You ...

Contemporary quality initiatives emphasize minimizing contrast volume as a key modifiable factor to prevent acute kidney injury (AKI) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Left‐digit ...