Do you recommend dietary protein restriction in your patients with chronic kidney disease?
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Do you recommend dietary protein restriction in your patients with chronic kidney disease?
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Nephrology · University Of California San Francisco Medical Center At Parnassus
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Not really. I let the serum BUN be the guide. If the serum BUN is very high and otherwise patient does not need dialysis then it may be helpful to decrease the protein intake. This is more often observed in inpatients (with some degree of AKI) than outpatients.
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