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Kidney Diet Tips
April 23rd, 2021· By Lynn Taylor MS, RD, LD

Food Facts Friday: Avocados

Did you know the avocado is a fruit? Like the tomato, avocados are often mistaken as a vegetable. However, they are actually single-seeded berries that…

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Kidney Diet Tips
April 21st, 2021· By Cheryl Hathaway, RDN, CSR, LDN

The Struggle to Juggle: Tips for Managing Multiple Diet Restrictions

Managing multiple diet restrictions can feel like a struggle at times. It is like trying to juggle a few balls, and keep them all in…

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Kidney Diet Tips
April 13th, 2021· By Sarah Alsing, MS, RD, CSR

New Research on Dietary Potassium

Most people on dialysis are told to restrict their dietary potassium intake to prevent hyperkalemia, an elevated potassium level in the blood. Hyperkalemia can lead…

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Kidney Diet Tips
April 6th, 2021· By Sara Colman, RD, CDE

Today’s Kidney Diet Easy Quick-Fix Recipes

We all have occasions when a quick meal or snack is needed. Perhaps it’s a lack of time, or not enough energy to make a…

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DaVita® Medical Insights
January 14th, 2021· By Managing Editor

Study: Use of Predictive Analytics to Inform Integrated Care Programs to Reduce Hospitalizations among Hemodialysis Patients

Integrated care for dialysis patients could benefit from identification of those who are at high risk for poor outcomes in order to efficiently deploy clinical…

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DaVita® Medical Insights
January 7th, 2021· By Managing Editor

Study: Blood Pressure Telemonitoring in a Large US Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Population

Home remote monitoring (HRM) is a telehealth strategy that utilizes cellular technology to transmit patients’ biometric data collected at home to the electronic health record…

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DaVita® Medical Insights
December 30th, 2020· By Managing Editor

DMI Podcasts: 2020 Year in Review

While the kidney community and the world at large faced the COVID-19 pandemic, DaVita Medical Insights (DMI) continued to publish a number of informative podcasts,…

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Tiny avocado still life on a plate
April 23rd, 2021 · By Lynn Taylor MS, RD, LD

Food Facts Friday: Avocados

Did you know the avocado is a fruit? Like the tomato, avocados are often mistaken as a vegetable. However, they are actually single-seeded berries that…

Continue Reading »
Kidney Diet Tips
hand holding pen filling out meal plan in a notebook
April 21st, 2021 · By Cheryl Hathaway, RDN, CSR, LDN

The Struggle to Juggle: Tips for Managing Multiple Diet Restrictions

Managing multiple diet restrictions can feel like a struggle at times. It is like trying to juggle a few balls, and keep them all in…

Continue Reading »
DaVita® Medical Insights
February 11th, 2021 · By Managing Editor

Study: Strategies to Prevent Infection-Related Losses in US Peritoneal Dialysis Programs by More Actionable Predictive Data Reporting

Peritoneal dialysis (PD)–associated peritonitis (PTN) accounts for a significant percentage of patients who transition to hemodialysis due to infection-related technique failure. Data reporting to individual…

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integrated care
January 14th, 2021 · By Managing Editor

Study: Use of Predictive Analytics to Inform Integrated Care Programs to Reduce Hospitalizations among Hemodialysis Patients

Integrated care for dialysis patients could benefit from identification of those who are at high risk for poor outcomes in order to efficiently deploy clinical…

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Kidney Diet Tips
July 9th, 2010 · By Sara Colman, RD, CDE

Best cereal choices for the kidney diet

Today I received a question about the best cereals for a person in stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) to eat. Instead of sending my…

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Kidney Diet Tips
June 24th, 2014 · By Sara Colman, RD, CDE

Hemodialysis and fluid intake: How much to drink?

People on in-center hemodialysis usually have dialysis treatments three times a week. The amount of fluid they can have is limited since the kidneys lose…

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March 21st, 2017 · By Andrea Curtis, LCSW

Recognizing Social Workers on World Social Work Day

Dialysis patients and their families are often unaware of the breadth of support and resources available to them. These include transportation options, support groups, educational…

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DaVita® Medical Insights
February 23rd, 2017 · By Robert Provenzano, MD, FACP, FASN

Acute Kidney Injury Patients Now Receiving Dialysis in an Outpatient Setting

This January, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gave dialysis centers the ability to provide dialysis services to acute kidney injury (AKI) patients….

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