A ‘normal’ human being (with CKD) People with CKD are normal human beings. They happen to have a long-term kidney disease. But what do normal human beings with and without CKD look like? What are their physiological variables? We will explain in this article. Back to the Renaissance. An ideal perfect man, with perfect classical […]
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Does CKD cause high blood pressure? Keep track of your kidney data with PKB Yes. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) causes high blood pressure (BP; hypertension). In fact it is unusual for someone with have CKD not to have high BP. 1. Prevalence Most patients with CKD have high blood pressure. In other words, it is
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Does CKD cause anaemia? Keep track of your kidney data with PKB Yes, very much so. It is a common complication of more advanced CKD (CKD4-5). Anaemia means a lack of red blood cells in the body. The anaemia caused by CKD is called ‘renal anaemia’ and is largely caused by a lack of a
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Understanding the kidneys and CKD – in 4 diagrams and one video Diagram 1: where are the kidneys? Diagram 2: how do the kidneys fit into the urinary tract? Diagram 3: how the kidney works – filtration (in glomerulus) and reabsorption (tubule) Diagram 4: how CKD is diagnosed – by eGFR and
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How do the kidneys work? (7 facts) Role. The kidney’s main role is to filter the blood Main function. This is because its main function is to remove waste products and extra water from the body Not one large filter Nephrons. Each kidney is made up of about a million tiny filtering units called nephrons
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Changes in the ageing kidney – large and microscopic scale The kidneys are the key organs responsible for removing waste (and extra water) from the body. The kidneys receive approximately 20-25 % of the cardiac output, filter about 180 L of blood every day and generate roughly 2 L of waste-containing urine. Thus, under physiological conditions, the
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Where are the kidneys located? Have you ever wondered where your kidneys actually are? Or what the kidneys do? Is that pain in your back caused by your kidneys? Read on to find out more So. What is the location of your kidneys? Your kidneys are near the middle of your lower back, on either
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Anatomy, structure and size of the kidney In this article we will describe the size, anatomy and structure of the kidney. It uses quite alot of ‘doctors language’, sorry [“yeah right!” CKDEx Ed]. Size In adults, the normal kidney is 10-14 cm long in males and 9-13 cm long in females, 3-5 cm wide, 3
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Do obese children have larger kidneys? Yes, it’s unfortunate, but .. yes. Over recent decades, the percentage of children who are obese, has rapidly increased. Weight has been shown to correlate strongly with the size of various organs. The kidneys are no different and obese children have larger kidneys than their normal-weight counterparts. In the
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Are the kidneys the same size? No. The left kidney is (probably) slightly bigger than the right one. One study showed the left side had an average renal length of around 11.2 cm, whereas the right-side measured 10.9 cm (Emamian, 1993). Another study did not confirm a difference in length but did show the kidney
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