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Other => Historical Posts => Topic started by: admin on September 28, 2009, 05:13:22 PM
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Sick of it
Joined: 11 Feb 2003
Posts: 46
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2003 5:01 pm Post subject: Malnutrition/Dialysis Patient Higher Risk of Heart Disease
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Johns Hopkins Medical Institution found Blood Proteins Tied to Inflammation, Malnutrition Put Dialysis Patients At Higher Risk of Heart Disease.<
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>This article proves that you must get adequate Protein on Dialysis. Cut and Paste Address below to go to web site.<
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>www.hopkinsmedicine.org/p...021118.htm
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DJ
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Posts: 19
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2003 2:20 pm Post subject: malnutrition
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More proof that CRP is an indicator for possible malnutrition-maybe this is a test that will be done more often, I hope. I do get concerned that staff/MD's get too caught up in labs & numbers, and forget about looking at the whole picture.