Do you advise your patients with CKD to consume a set amount of fluids daily in an attempt to prevent disease progression?
Guidelines regarding the number of ounces or Liters per day of fluid intake are conflicting and may vary depending on comorbidity.
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Do you advise your patients with CKD to consume a set amount of fluids daily in an attempt to prevent disease progression?
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Nephrology · University Of California San Francisco Medical Center At Parnassus
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No. I advise them to limit fluid intake and drink only according to thirst. There 3 caveats to this.
- Patients with a history of kidney stones need to drink more water.
- Patients with hypernatremia need to drink more water.
- Whether drinking more water will prevent bladder cancer has been debated, but I ...
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Nephrology · Penn Medicine Cherry Hill
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I do not. I advise them to drink as dictated by thirst and to avoid feeling "dehydrated".
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