http://thevisualmd.com/read_guide.php?idc=1372 en-EN The Chronic Kidney Disease Health Center includes the following topics: http://backend.userland.com/rss http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/intro_to_chronic_kidney_disease_video http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/intro_to_chronic_kidney_disease_video Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:42:24 -0500
Delve into the abdomen to see chronic kidney disease (CKD) from an inside point of view. View how exactly these amazing, multitasking organs filter toxins ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/anemia_and_chronic_kidney_disease http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/anemia_and_chronic_kidney_disease Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:54:48 -0500
Plunge into a single drop of blood to see the myriad red blood cells that transport oxygen throughout your body. View your lungs and beating ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/watch_a_kidney_transplant http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/watch_a_kidney_transplant Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:55:55 -0500
Follow a team of top surgeons through each step of a real kidney transplant operation. The removal surgery is done using a laparoscope, a flexible ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/when_kidneys_decline http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/when_kidneys_decline Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:56:36 -0500
PART 1 What Do Kidneys Do? Your kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped, fist-sized organs found toward the back of your upper abdomen. About 20% of the ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/filtration_units http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/filtration_units Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:57:00 -0500
PART 1 Just the Facts Fascinating Filtration Facts Just the Facts The Kidneys’ Filtering Units Nephrons are the structural and functional units of the kidneys. Each kidney contains over one ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/balancing_act http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/balancing_act Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:58:02 -0500
PART 1 Maintaining Blood’s Acid-Alkaline Balance The kidneys perform one of the finest balancing acts in nature: they maintain the blood’s pH level, vital to your body’s ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/the_source_of_vitality http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/the_source_of_vitality Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:58:59 -0500
PART 1 Making Red Blood Cells Along with their many other functions, your kidneys also regulate red blood cell production. Having enough red blood cells is very ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/what_causes_ckd http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/what_causes_ckd Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:59:46 -0500
PART 1 Diabetes Diabetes is the leading cause of CKD. In diabetes, your body is either unable to make insulin or to use it properly to admit ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/risk_factors http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/risk_factors Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:00:23 -0500
PART 1 Risk Factors for CKD Risk factors make it more likely that you will develop a particular disease. Some risk factors can be modified, like high ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/diabetes_and_hypertension_causes_of_ckd http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/diabetes_and_hypertension_causes_of_ckd Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:01:05 -0500
PART 1 Diabetes and CKD Diabetes and CKD are intimately related. In fact, diabetes is the number one cause of CKD and is responsible for 60% of ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/anemia_ckd_and_heart_disease http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/anemia_ckd_and_heart_disease Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:01:31 -0500
PART 1 The Link Joining CKD and Heart Disease When the kidneys are damaged, they don't produce enough of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) to create an adequate ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/symptoms_of_ckd http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/symptoms_of_ckd Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:02:12 -0500
PART 1 Early Symptoms of CKD One reason CKD is so dangerous is that it can progress for years with few if any symptoms. If early symptoms ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/diagnosing_ckd http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/diagnosing_ckd Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:02:44 -0500
PART 1 GFR and the Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is the standard means of expressing overall kidney ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/taking_action http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/taking_action Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:03:24 -0500
PART 1 Anerobic vs Aerobic Exercise—What’s the Difference? Anerobic exercise is brief (from a few seconds up to 2 minutes), strength-based activity. Examples are sprinting, jumping, and ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/food_for_ckd http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/food_for_ckd Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:03:52 -0500
PART 1 A CKD Diet Changing your diet and learning what foods it’s best to eat, and in what amounts, is one of the trickiest parts of ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/just_enough_to_drink http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/just_enough_to_drink Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:04:28 -0500
PART 1 Water: Friend or Enemy? Drinking plenty of water is one of the best ways to prevent kidney stones, one of the causes of kidney disease. ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/healthy_behavior http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/healthy_behavior Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:04:55 -0500
PART 1 Preventing or Stopping CKD Research Report What works to... Research Report There is no cure for CKD, but it can be prevented. And although CKD is ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/a_miracle_of_medicine_kidney_dialysis_and_transplant http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/a_miracle_of_medicine_kidney_dialysis_and_transplant Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:05:27 -0500
PART 1 What Is Kidney Dialysis? Dialysis treatment replaces the function of kidneys that have acute or end-stage kidney failure, usually when they've lost 85-90% of their ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/to_your_health_a_new_beginning http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/urological_health/chronic_kidney_disease/to_your_health_a_new_beginning Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:05:56 -0500
PART 1 Kent Moody’s Story Every scar tells a story, and the neat suture running along Kent Moody’s abdomen is no exception. After learning that her father ...]]>