March 2019

This is a common question asked by my CKD patients when I prescribe them cardio-protective medication like cholesterol-lowering medicines(Atorvastatin/Rosuvastatin etc) and blood thinners(Aspirin/Clopidogrel). Chronic Kidney disease patients many times have risk factors for heart disease like – diabetes, hypertension, obesity, smoking, advanced age, etc. There are prediction models or formulas to calculate an individual’s risk […]

Chronic Kidney disease by definition is an irreversible condition that has been classified into 5 stages based on the level of kidney function, measured in terms of the eGFR(estimated Glomerular filtration rate). The eGFR( kidneys filtration capacity )is calculated by different formulas like CKD-EPI/MDRD based on the patient’s age, sex, race, and the level of

Chronic Kidney disease is considered to be an immunosuppressed state. The CKD patients are at higher risk of infection and also the severity of infections is much more in CKD patients than their healthy counterparts. Which Vaccines are commonly recommended for CKD patients: 1. Pneumococcal Vaccine: Inj. Prevenar-13 0.5 ml intramuscular one dose followed by

SLEEP: How it affects Kidneys? On average, any individual spends 25%-30% of one’s life sleeping, that itself is the evidence of how indispensable and significant sleep is for everyone. Studies say that lack of sleep or poor quality sleep has an impact on blood pressure, obesity or weight gain, blood sugars, mental stress etc. Chronic