renal health

Diet for kidney insufficiency: What to watch out for?

What foods to avoid in renal failure? In the case of chronic renal insufficiency, certain foods are not necessarily prohibited, but those affected would do well not to consume some nutrients in excessive quantities. For example, restraint is advisable when it comes to phosphate: foods rich in phosphate include nuts, muesli, offal and wholemeal bread. … Diet for kidney insufficiency: What to watch out for?

Creatinine clearance: what it means

Creatinine clearance: standard values Creatinine clearance indicates how quickly the kidneys can excrete urinary substances – using creatinine as an example. Urinary substances are all substances that the body has to excrete via the urine. The clearance can be used to estimate the filtration rate of the renal glomeruli (glomerular filtration rate, GFR). The creatinine … Creatinine clearance: what it means