Chronic Kidney Disease and Limiting Sodium, Phosphorus, Potassium, and Protein
The Kidney functions to regulate total water volume and solute concentration within water; maintain acid-base balance; excrete metabolic waste, toxins and drugs; produce erythropoietin a renin; activate vitamin D; and create new glucose if needed. Chronic kidney disease causes damage to the kidneys and alters the kidney’s function, such as …