Kuuntele Kidney Essentials

In this episode, Drs. Young and Ambruso discuss not just treating hypokalemia but the importance if determining the cause with a specific emphasis on GI losses and the role the kidney plays. Sophia Ambruso DO @Sophia_Kidney [https://twitter.com/sophia_kidney], Sarah Young MD @kidneycritic [https://twitter.com/kidneycritic], Judy Blaine MD, Parisa Mortaji, MD

In this episode, Drs. Mortaji, Ambruso and Young discuss the nuances of hyperkalemia diagnosis and management. Sophia Ambruso DO @Sophia_Kidney [https://twitter.com/sophia_kidney], Sarah Young MD @kidneycritic [https://twitter.com/kidneycritic], Judy Blaine MD, Parisa Mortaji, MD

In this episode Drs. Young, Mortaji and Ambruso again invite Dr. Juan Carlos Velez, acclaimed nephrologist and self-proclaimed "piss-prophet" Dr. Juan Carlo Velez to discuss specific cases and how urinalysis and urinary sediment help the diagnosis.  Dr. Juan Carlo Velez is the Department Chair at Oschner Medical Center in New Orleans, LA. You can find Dr. Velez's other podcast at "Channel Your Enthusiasm  - The Burton Rose Book Club" [http://www.rosebook.club/]. Check out Dr. Velez at his Twitter handle @VelezNephHepato [https://twitter.com/VelezNephHepato] Edited by: Parisa Mortaji, MD and Sophia Ambruso, DO Sophia Ambruso DO @Sophia_Kidney [https://twitter.com/sophia_kidney], Sarah Young MD @kidneycritic [https://twitter.com/kidneycritic], Judy Blaine MD, Parisa Mortaji, MD

In this episode, Drs. Young, Ambruso & Mortaji discuss the ABCs of urinalysis and urinary sediment, They are joined by the acclaimed nephrologist and self-proclaimed "piss-prophet" Dr. Juan Carlo Velez, Department Chair at Oschner Medical Center in New Olreans, LA. You can find Dr. Velez's other podcast at "Channel Your Enthusiasm  - The Burton Rose Book Club" [http://www.rosebook.club/]. Also, check out Dr. Velez at his Twitter handle @VelezNephHepato [https://twitter.com/VelezNephHepato] Edited by: Parisa Mortaji, MD & Sophia Ambruso, DO Sophia Ambruso DO @Sophia_Kidney [https://twitter.com/sophia_kidney], Sarah Young MD @kidneycritic [https://twitter.com/kidneycritic], Judy Blaine MD, Parisa Mortaji, MD

In this episode, Drs. Sophia Ambruso and Sarah Young welcome a new addition to the Kidney Essentials team, Dr. Parisa Mortaji! We also discuss why we care about nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) with a specific emphasis on calcium oxalate stones, why people form stones (hint: it's in the urine!!) as well as dietary counseling and additional medical interventions that improves stone absorption and prevents further stone formation! Sophia Ambruso DO @Sophia_Kidney [https://twitter.com/sophia_kidney], Sarah Young MD @kidneycritic [https://twitter.com/kidneycritic], Judy Blaine MD, Parisa Mortaji, MD