Lorena Paredes, APN
Lorena Paredes is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Rockford University, followed by her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Saint Anthony College of Nursing. She is a Rockford native who spent her nursing career in the inpatient post-surgical setting and as an endoscopy nurse at RGA. Lorena is an active member of the American Nurses Association. She is fluent in Spanish.
Conditions Lorena Paredes APN treats:
- Abnormal Liver Tests
- Anemia
- Acid Reflux/Heartburn/GERD
- Barrett’s Esophagus
- Biliary Tract Disorders
- Celiac Disease
- Chronic Liver Disease, including Cirrhosis
- Colon Cancer Prevention
- Colon Polyps
- Constipation
- Clostridium Difficile Infection
- Crohn’s Disease
- Diarrhea
- Esophageal Disorders including Dysphagia (trouble swallowing)
- Fecal Incontinence & Urgency
- Fatty Liver (NAFLD/NASH)
- Gallstones & Gallbladder Disease
- Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C
- Hemorrhoids
- Hiatal Hernia
- Helicobacter Pylori Infection
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis)
- Pancreatitis (Acute & Chronic)
- Pancreatic Cysts & Mass
- Peptic Ulcer Disease (Stomach Ulcers)
- Radiation Proctitis
- Rectal bleeding
- Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
- Ulcerative Colitis
