Blood pressure control; Medicin -es; Healthy lifestyle changes; Managing other complications
1 in 3 adults are at risk for kidney
disease. 1 in 9 adults have it but most
don’t know it. It is the 9th leading cause
improve, people may need either dialysis or a transplant to stay alive. A transplant may be the best for kidney failure.
(ESKD) or kidney failure means your kidneys cannot remove wastes, extra uid or keep you feeling okay. It is permanent,
It means when your kidneys are
damaged and not functioning as they
should. When it does not go away, it is
called chronic kidney disease or CKD.
kidney from someone who is alive or dead.
medications such as over-the-counter
pain medications (NSAIDS); Older
Hemodialysis: In this, your blood ows through a machine to remove wastes and uid from
Tests to detect or diagnose
UREA, creatinine; Urine protein; eGFR;
Ultrasound
There are 2 types of dialysis:
into your body. You can use a
people are more likely to develop it.
someone else’s kidney placed
Diabetes and high BP; Family history;
transplanted kidney.
body from rejecting the
Medications to prevent your
that occurs over hours to days.
sudden loss of kidney function
or acute renal failure, AKI is a
Known as acute kidney failure
Acute kidney injury or AKI
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donated one works well.
treatment where you have
Frequent checkups with
days in the hospital.
You will spend at least 7-10
transplant team to ensure
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your donated kidney healthy.
Take care of yourself to keep
Post-transplant care
to do the job of 2 failed kidneys.
Only 1 healthy kidney is needed
kidneys?
Kidney transplant: This is a
Risk Factors
is called acute kidney injury or AKI.
When the kidney is suddenly injured that
the risk of other health issues.
improve quality of life or reduce
can help you live longer,
supportive care. Your choice
kidney transplant, dialysis and
Choices to treat ESKD include
What are your choices?
renal disease or ESRD.
Another term for it is end stage
kidneys regaining their function.
Do you need to replace both
enough and are not expected to
End Stage Kidney Disease
What is kidney disease?
and there is little chance of your
When kidneys do not work well
disease (kidney failure)?
can slow or stop kidney disease.
Why do you need transplant?
your body.
remove the waste and uid from
uses a tube in your abdomen to
your body. Peritoneal dialysis: It
What is end stage kidney
of death. Early detection and treatment
Treatment strategies
Facts About Kidney Disease
Drink enough liquids so that your body makes at least 2 litres of urine each day. Change your diet as advised by your doctor.
Dehydration from poor eating and drinking, vomiting, diarrhea, or bleeding.
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undergoing cardiac catheteriza
of crystals that forms in
minerals or a collection
It is a hard deposit of
Kidney Stones
problems later in life
people may CKD
be reversible. Some
If detected early, it may
Is AKI permanent?
surgery and the elderly.
-tion and cardiac bypass
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People with diabetes, CKD, heart failure and liver disease,
Who is at risk?
Prevention
dye used for medical imaging;
someone without it.
to get a kidney stone than
history are two-times more likely
10 years. People with a family
having another stone in the next
approximately a 50% chance of
People with kidney stones have
occur on an average in 1 in 10.
in it. They are common and
of urine, causing pain or blood
stone. They may block the ow
the kidney and looks like a
supplements; Certain types of
known as NSAIDS) or herbal
anti-inammatory drugs (also
Medications like nonsteroidal
of urine such as from stones;
infection (sepsis) or a blockage
suddenly due to heart attack,
Kidneys may be injured
Causes
develop CKD
may not fully recover and may
improves but some patients
After AKI, kidney function