<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:34:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/nephrology/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Hypokalemia for Everyone. #8. Prognosis of Hypokalemia.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the majority of cases, the prognosis of hypokalemia is benign. As soon as the potassium concentration in the plasma is restored, and the problem which caused it corrected, the hypokalemia usually does]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/hypokalemia-for-everyone-8-prognosis-of-hypokalemia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/hypokalemia-for-everyone-8-prognosis-of-hypokalemia</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secondmedicalop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 06:34:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScWniMi2piE45wgWHAHFi4PkQ4mnFRrRbfay1wHN4E4C7At5u4acLituWL5rdc9YJNSXJrms6AJtGWWKoVNv9uc5VJKsTNnuXBMwm3PijkqU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volume Depletion and Hyponatremia]]></title><description><![CDATA[In order to develop hyponatremia, you have to have increased ADH in the body and an increased water intake. Volume depletion is a trigger for ADH secretion.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/volume-depletion-and-hyponatremia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/volume-depletion-and-hyponatremia</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secondmedicalop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 04:31:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUYoFYtCPrfUchER6ihYi34N6pxK6dEDrYSW82pasZp1ChJJgEgCXPjzEqijWTWySsQVrbXVN2YFmYHehBxGDn5LMbCMbAWNaE7CdiRTTaaeFtosh8RahJqgrTbZqVFBrGwxBoDKqoM3vczDquMuYD2VFv4dVRbWTLCW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Risks of Hyponatremia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hyponatremia can cause all the issues showed in the figure. It needs to be addressed and treated promptly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/the-risks-of-hyponatremia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/the-risks-of-hyponatremia</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secondmedicalop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 07:02:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bV13dhrdWmiiTzq9WMPZDTkYuSGyZVu3GHrHHxwZw5NetnnHMbFeKW12p1vFmL9d4ZUQokmXFCEY4KfHGwtB47CKo63WPFCaM3bS5KrQDGXLABwQGSUbK9fZYUCoShyyPRCyxkih9WXr3XdRb7D8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hypokalemia for Everyone. #7. Treatment of Hypokalemia.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The election of a treatment for hypokalemia depends on what caused it. In most cases, hypokalemia is multifactorial, meaning that several causes can be present at the same time. When hypokalemia is caused]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/hypokalemia-for-everyone-7-treatment-of-hypokalemia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/hypokalemia-for-everyone-7-treatment-of-hypokalemia</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secondmedicalop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 04:04:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScWniMi2piE45wgWHAHFi4PkQ4mnFRrRbfay1wHN4E4C7At5u4acLituWL5rdc9YJNSXJrms6AJtGWWKoVNv9uc5VJKsTNnuXBMwm3PijkqU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hypokalemia for Everyone. #6. Diagnosis and Tests Used in Hypokalemia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hypokalemia is diagnosed by reading the report of the electrolyte panel which is done in nearly all patients who have blood tests done in the hospital or in the outpatient setting. Any value of serum potassium]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/hypokalemia-for-everyone-6-diagnosis-and-tests-used-in-hypokalemia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/hypokalemia-for-everyone-6-diagnosis-and-tests-used-in-hypokalemia</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secondmedicalop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2019 23:15:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScWniMi2piE45wgWHAHFi4PkQ4mnFRrRbfay1wHN4E4C7At5u4acLituWL5rdc9YJNSXJrms6AJtGWWKoVNv9uc5VJKsTNnuXBMwm3PijkqU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Formulas in Nephrology #1. Fractional Excretion of Sodium]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fractional excretion of sodium (FENa) measures the percentage of sodium which is actually excreted through the urine over the total sodium originally filtrated by the kidney. The majority of the sodium]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/formulas-in-nephrology-1-fractional-excretion-of-sodium</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/formulas-in-nephrology-1-fractional-excretion-of-sodium</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secondmedicalop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2019 04:51:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZSUQtscsBsFx5imG6WU3gSfePkK5Gond6i73GPMLXCAXw48GkmcvHvLi3nxMTgTZJ7cKLs6AHtSr6neZ5Pn4CF3HL7Jt55zbYV6RWCLUG13wK6NzEnd9BtZNNsJGjBfDc6yc9s1c5LfspL5grESNTPunCN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hypokalemia for Everyone. #5. Signs and Symptoms of Hypokalemia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The signs and symptoms of hypokalemia vary from being totally subclinical to death from a serious arrhythmia. The great majority of the signs and symptoms of hypokalemia are neuromuscular in nature. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/hypokalemia-for-everyone-5-signs-and-symptoms-of-hypokalemia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/hypokalemia-for-everyone-5-signs-and-symptoms-of-hypokalemia</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secondmedicalop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2019 05:47:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScWniMi2piE45wgWHAHFi4PkQ4mnFRrRbfay1wHN4E4C7At5u4acLituWL5rdc9YJNSXJrms6AJtGWWKoVNv9uc5VJKsTNnuXBMwm3PijkqU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hypokalemia for Everyone. #4. What Happens When Someone Has Hypokalemia?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a person develops hypokalemia there are changes in how fast the nerves and muscle fibers are able to conduct electrical impulses. The normal concentration of potassium in the plasma oscillates between]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/hypokalemia-for-everyone-4-what-happens-when-someone-has-hypokalemia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/hypokalemia-for-everyone-4-what-happens-when-someone-has-hypokalemia</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secondmedicalop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2019 03:11:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScWniMi2piE45wgWHAHFi4PkQ4mnFRrRbfay1wHN4E4C7At5u4acLituWL5rdc9YJNSXJrms6AJtGWWKoVNv9uc5VJKsTNnuXBMwm3PijkqU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hypokalemia for Everyone. #3. How Common is Hypokalemia?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hypokalemia is a very common electrolyte disorder. Between 4 and 5 % of all hospitalized patients have clinically significant hypokalemia1, which is defined by a serum potassium concentration of less than]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/hypokalemia-for-everyone-3-how-common-is-hypokalemia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/hypokalemia-for-everyone-3-how-common-is-hypokalemia</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secondmedicalop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2019 02:20:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScWniMi2piE45wgWHAHFi4PkQ4mnFRrRbfay1wHN4E4C7At5u4acLituWL5rdc9YJNSXJrms6AJtGWWKoVNv9uc5VJKsTNnuXBMwm3PijkqU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists find possible causes for chronic kidney disease 'epidemic']]></title><description><![CDATA[New research suggests that climate change and environmental toxins may explain the increasing prevalence of chronic kidney disease. Source of shared Link]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@deathy/scientists-find-possible-causes-for-chronic-kidney-disease-epidemic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@deathy/scientists-find-possible-causes-for-chronic-kidney-disease-epidemic</guid><category><![CDATA[dlike]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deathy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2019 21:13:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PdDH5SNpadrba8HoUGiwWuxo3AXcL8S2GXniTFavLUXL7i4MhEZSSJoTa1UGRSiEDfnv1cShxYcZzpfKzXvDYNmunDJEPkyW6u4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hyponatremia is the Same as Water Intoxication]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hyponatremia is the same as water intoxication.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/healthcare/@secondmedicalop/hyponatremia-is-the-same-as-water-intoxication</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/healthcare/@secondmedicalop/hyponatremia-is-the-same-as-water-intoxication</guid><category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secondmedicalop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2019 22:49:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCBRzTxRJWxpz7qLMdK4Nq6Ha3QAmrmWNLCReaPyULoHmfBR9hZ3nM2zfn2YV3sjubRRE6PvZNZDUs9jr7NSwwjmrEGPAi9XRMut6PR82mV9FNiUTNK7FfbPrfnu85oxBczxgxbfPUDF1v93HubqQrRUzkgn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nephrology]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have been consuming salt, which is the indispensable taste of meals and tables, since our childhood. We all know that consuming too much salt is harmful. Image What kind of damage do you have? Excess]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nephrology/@joakina/nephrology-1557695328749</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nephrology/@joakina/nephrology-1557695328749</guid><category><![CDATA[nephrology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joakina]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2019 21:08:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsRZNSVTqXwHXZ29NFuAYELwUZzZWNK6VLZQV2Bien8UPDuMfeNZWVxX8ZeGQm7VFbiwFR4tza6iYENaHkkE9bACVA4N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hypokalemia for Everyone. #2B. What Causes Hypokalemia?]]></title><description><![CDATA[B. Decreased Potassium Intake A minimum potassium intake is required to maintain the equilibrium with daily lost potassium. Normal urinary and digestive excretion contain always a minimum amount of potassium]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/hypokalemia-for-everyone-2b-what-causes-hypokalemia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/hypokalemia-for-everyone-2b-what-causes-hypokalemia</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secondmedicalop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 03:42:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScWniMi2piE45wgWHAHFi4PkQ4mnFRrRbfay1wHN4E4C7At5u4acLituWL5rdc9YJNSXJrms6AJtGWWKoVNv9uc5VJKsTNnuXBMwm3PijkqU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hyponatremia for Everyone. #9. Conclusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[As it has been demonstrated in the previous posts of this series, hyponatremia can be caused by multiple pathophysiological processes. It is the expertise of the internist and the nephrologist to determine]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/hyponatremia-for-everyone-9-conclusion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@secondmedicalop/hyponatremia-for-everyone-9-conclusion</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secondmedicalop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 02:23:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmonYUB5qXW4EPGYC46zqHbVNTCPRFenWSupYA6RpRswq7wEnwxNd4k3oBn6wW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signs the body will give if the Kidney is in danger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before knowing the early signs of Kidney failure,you need to have an idea of the kidney and its important. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist.They are located just below]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@vicktorke/signs-the-body-will-give-if-the-kidney-is-in-danger</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@vicktorke/signs-the-body-will-give-if-the-kidney-is-in-danger</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vicktorke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 21:41:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[“What if this is my chance to save my life?” A semistructured interview study on the motives and experiences of end-stage renal disease patients ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Blood Weekly -- A new study on Kidney Diseases and Conditions - Kidney Disease is now available. According to news reporting originating in Rotterdam, Netherlands,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@newsrx/what-if-this-is-my-chance-to-save-my-life-a-semistructured-interview-study-on-the-motives-and-experiences-of-end-stage-renal-disease-patients-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@newsrx/what-if-this-is-my-chance-to-save-my-life-a-semistructured-interview-study-on-the-motives-and-experiences-of-end-stage-renal-disease-patients-</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newsrx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 08:36:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Fat Malabsorption increases the risk of Renal Stones?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okay so I came across this really interesting patho-physiologic relation between chronic fat malabsorption and renal stones which I'm going to talk about in this post. (image from google) First of all,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@simplifylife/why-fat-malabsorption-increases-the-risk-of-renal-stones</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@simplifylife/why-fat-malabsorption-increases-the-risk-of-renal-stones</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[simplifylife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 03:47:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75mVXy7mwZfBMsHjPhrJhdAvN1Tg2TLLKHymDg5zYSAwgXCqr5Z1yezmNDBb6HJ4aaMBP5GaxKesydm4LfFhwUfihNVBYA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kidney bad people, the body will have 8 changes! 1 is not really lucky]]></title><description><![CDATA[Epidemiological survey report shows that the overall incidence of chronic kidney disease is 10.8%, that is, one out of every 10 people suffering from kidney disease. Even more frightening is that most]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nephrology/@mzee/kidney-bad-people-the-body-will-have-8-changes-1-is-not-really-lucky</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nephrology/@mzee/kidney-bad-people-the-body-will-have-8-changes-1-is-not-really-lucky</guid><category><![CDATA[nephrology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mzee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 04:38:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgGXrYUxcNDPScx1wDPSNJ5SxJzkdg8jbzc5Aq1ut3AkXECxNH7Psi46LfvufMt8DZSsEWP8SxSqrsLoWLnP2ZgHoE9kEcA2JHssTdypTwEpsnPE5vtZDg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metabolites altered in chronic kidney disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Clinical Trials Week -- SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 1 in 7 people in the United States, according to the U.S. National Institute of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@newsrx/metabolites-altered-in-chronic-kidney-disease</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@newsrx/metabolites-altered-in-chronic-kidney-disease</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newsrx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 01:47:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTHBzPvuG1a2ZYCo8r7hURw5YFQfSL3RsT3QbpNXY6JVSzVSdv3jTYi1qurVwX4wCpzxa32yAgpxgXfXd5FoVuY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Urinary tract infection (UTI) is defined as the presence of >10^5 microorganisms/ml of urine in the urinary tract in a midstream sample of urine. image from bing UTIs are quite common worldwide, but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@simplifylife/urinary-tract-infecton-uti</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@simplifylife/urinary-tract-infecton-uti</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[simplifylife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2017 01:28:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjodAtiQzMiPQ7qrXYWrprQ3tGz8tQc8zRTHCRjgsZX3Ex6ga3jGbg7EihNR5wUn7s4LwkFp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>