How is early-stage CKD treated?
Low Protein Diet, Low salt diet, keeping Blood Sugars and Blood Pressure under control, maintaining BMI<23 kg/m2.
Are there any dietary changes required to prevent Kidney disease?
Kidney-friendly meal plan( Low salt diet-avoid consuming canned foods, Pickles)
Adequate Hydration,
Voiding self/over the counter medication,
Abstinence from smoking
When to consult a doctor for stomach pains?
The abdomen is a magic box. Pain here may be due to organs here or maybe a referred pain. So unless examined and evaluated, the diagnosis maybe difficult. Any pain that does not subside quickly, severe in intensity, associated with other symptoms like fever, vomiting, etc. Also, if the stomach is tender to touch and the pain is radiating to the back can be a medical emergency.
Can allergies be cured?
Desensitizing a patient to an allergen is possible but may not be completely curable.
What are the conditions treated by general physicians?
All types of fever
Dm, HTN
Thyroid disorder
Anemias
Asthma,COPD,Pneumonia
Jaundice
Acidity
What kind of tests does a gastroenterologist do?
Endoscopy
Manometry
Colonoscopy
ERCP
EUS
Therapeutic procedures
What are the signs that you should have a Colonoscopy?
Bleeding per rectum
Chronic diarrhoea
Chronic pain in the abdomen
Altered bowel habits
Weight loss anorexia
Iron deficiency añemia
When would you need an endoscopy?
If the patient complains of
Dysphagia
Recurrent vomitings
Pain epigastrium
Dyspepsia with alarming signs
Reflux symptoms
Early satiety
Blood vomiting
What does a gastroenterologist do on the first visit?
Examines the patient history
Baseline investigation CBP LFT USG abdomen.
When should you see a gastroenterologist?
If the patient has
Vomiting
Difficulty in eating food
Pain in the abdomen
Diarrhoea
Blood vomiting
Bleeding per rectum
Chronic constipation
Jaundice
Abdominal swelling
