Patient/caregiver was educated on foods to avoid on a renal diet as follows: Dairy products, such as, buttermilk, cottage cheese, and processed cheese are very high in salt content. Blue cheese, feta cheese, and halloumi cheese are varieties of cheese heavy in salt content. Avoid or observe strict moderation with consumption of these products, to be compliant with the recommendation for low salt intake. Strictly avoid all processed/cured/smoked/cold cut deli meats such as, hot dogs, [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on foods to avoid on a renal diet as follows: Many sauces, breakfast cereals, and bakery products, bought ready to eat, contain extra added salt to enhance the flavor. Avoid all products without the label of low salt or no added salt. Many spreads and salad dressings, such as, butter, margarine, mayonnaise, and peanut butter contain a lot of flavor additives that are rich in sodium. Avoid or observe strict moderation with [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on foods to avoid on a renal diet as follows: Significant portion of our daily sodium intake is hidden in the various foods we eat and preparation products, such as, sauces, ketchup, and curry powders we use for cooking. A minor portion of the sodium consumption comes from the extra salt we add to our food during cooking. Avoid adding salt on the dinner table. Discarding the saltshaker can help avoid adding [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to plan for renal diet recommendation as follows: Watch on potassium intake: Potassium levels in the blood are very closely regulated, as any potassium out of this range can be severely detrimental to the normal heart function. Usually, kidneys help in the maintenance of this normal range of potassium, by excreting any excess of potassium into the urine in states of potassium excess and reabsorbing potassium from the urine in [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to plan for renal diet recommendation as follows: Watch on fluid intake: Poorly functioning kidneys cannot effectively excrete fluid from the body, which can result in back-up of fluid. Increased back-up of fluid in the circulation and tissues can result in increased workload on the heart, poorly controlled hypertension, edema, and weight gain. Fluid intake limitation could be recommended to these individuals and this limitation could be different from patient [...]