Kidney Failure Guide: Featured Stories & Recent Articles
| Determining Eligibility for Medicare
What are the eligibility requirements for Medicare? A person needs to have worked in a Medicare-covered company for ten years, be a resident of the United States for five years... |
Indications and Side Effects of Loop Diuretics
Loop diuretics are a type of medication that reduces the amount of water retained by the body. It accomplishes this by targeting a specific region of the kidney called the Loop of Henle... |
| Normal and Abnormal Potassium Blood Test Results
Abnormally high or low potassium in the blood is a sign of a serious underlying medical condition. Read on to learn about which blood potassium range is considered to be normal and... |
Dialysis Technician Training is Still in High Demand during Hard Economic Times
Even in these hard economic times dialysis technician training is a smart option because a career as a dialysis technician is a high demand field.... |
| What Can Cause Elevated Creatinine Levels?
The breakdown of proteins in the body results in the formation of waste products known as creatinine and blood urea nitrogen. So, what can cause elevated creatinine levels? Find... |
A Guide to the Chem-23 Blood Test
Are you looking for more information on the chem-23 blood test? Here we will discuss the purpose, results, and other important information about this blood test.... |