Dr. Kalani Lukela Raphael MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
30 N 1900 E 4r312 Som Salt Lake City UT, 84132About
Dr. Kalani Raphael is a nephrologist practicing in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Raphael specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Raphael most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Higher serum bicarbonate levels within the normal range are associated with better survival and renal outcomes in African Americans.
- High dietary fiber intake is associated with decreased inflammation and all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease.
- Cognitive function and the risk of death in chronic kidney disease.
- Associations of serum skeletal alkaline phosphatase with elevated C-reactive protein and mortality.
- Prevalence of and risk factors for reduced serum bicarbonate in chronic kidney disease.
- Net endogenous acid production and mortality in NHANES III.
- Levetiracetam Use With Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy.
- Hypertension and Polypharmacy in Elderly Nursing Home Residents: When Less is More.
- Approach to the Treatment of Chronic Metabolic Acidosis in CKD.
- Urine Ammonium Predicts Clinical Outcomes in Hypertensive Kidney Disease.
- Associations of Protein-Energy Wasting Syndrome Criteria With Body Composition and Mortality in the General and Moderate Chronic Kidney Disease Populations in the United States.
- Metabolic Acidosis and Subclinical Metabolic Acidosis in CKD.
- Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia in CKD: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Outcomes.
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