See my story about how I went from thinking intermittent fasting was impossible to making it a routine habit. What I learned Intermittent Fasting is Not Hard The Body Adapts It Gave Me Confidence The health benefits of intermittent fasting are outlined in this article from the New England Journal of Medicine. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1905136
This article will address: Diagnosis of metabolic alkalosis and assessment of compensation. Approach to differential diagnosis/ underlying cause of metabolic alkalosis. Metabolic Alkalosis Diagnosis Elevated pH (>7.42) Elevated serum HCO3- (>26) Elevated pCO2 (compensation) What you will initially see (either in the hospital or outpatient setting) is an elevated serum HCO3. This can
Nutrition is an important part of managing chronic dialysis patients so much so that each unit has a registered dietician. Things that I focus on when rounding on a dialysis patient include: Albumin - Malnutrition and protein energy wasting Potassium Bicarbonate - Acid Base status Vitamins - B complex/ C Diabetes Albumin -
MPGN is not a specific disease, it is a pattern of injury seen on light microscopy of kidney biopsy. Membrano - Diffuse thickening of glomerular capillary walls Proliferative - Increased number of cells in the glomeruli Therefore MPGN is when glomeruli have both thickened capillary walls and an increased number of cells. This
