It’s very difficult to summarise 40 years of my life into this relatively short article but I will do my very best. ————————————– I was born in February 1984, folded in half. My mum tells me that all she knows is that at some point I did a somersault; and when it was time […]
What are the 4 pillars of CKD? Scale of the problem In the USA , a staggering 13% of people >18 years of age are estimated to have diabetes and 35% meet the criteria for prediabetes. CKD and Type 2 Diabetes (DM2) together contribute to a major health burden for individuals, constitute a major public
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Why is kidney failure (ESRF) a problem? (5 reasons) This may seem an unnecessary question on a website on CKD. More than 2 million people worldwide receive treatment for end-stage renal failure (ESRF), a devastating diagnosis with increasing incidence due to escalating rates of diabetes mellitus and hypertension. So. Why is this a problem? 1.
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What you can do to help yourself with CKD In this article, we will describe what you can do to help yourself with CKD. There are the THREE important things you can do to help yourself 1. Monitor (and write down) the 2-3 numbers written below. The blood and urine tests can be performed and
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How can I help myself with chronic kidney disease? In this article, we will answer the question ‘how can I help myself with chronic kidney disease?’ So. There are the THREE important things you can do to help yourself 1. Monitor (and write down) the 2-3 numbers written below. The blood and urine tests can
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What is a parathyroidectomy? What are the parathyroid glands and what do they do? Usually, you have four parathyroid glands. These are located behind the thyroid gland, two on each side, at the front of the neck. Each parathyroid gland is about the size of a pea, being 3-4 mm in size. They are responsible
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Which is the single best treatment for CKD? Keep track of your kidney data with PKB Keep your blood pressure (BP) normal, or low (130/80 maximum). This is the single best treatment for you. Key points Normal/low blood pressure. That’s it. All the time. Other things you can do are: Lifestyle changes, and have ..
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What is end-stage renal failure (ESRF) or disease (ESRD)? End-stage kidney failure (ESRF) or disease (ESRD), or kidney failure, is also called Stage 5 CKD. This the fifth and final stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression. It occurs when the estimated GFR (eGFR) is under 15 ml/min. Courtesy of UKKA At this point, you
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At what CKD stage should you see a nephrologist? CKD Stage 4. At the latest. That is the short answer. You should see a kidney specialist, called a nephrologist, when your eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate the key measure of kidney function) is less than 30 mls/min. This occurs at Stage 4 CKD. The creatinine
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How quickly does chronic kidney disease get worse? In this article we will discuss how quickly does chronic kidney disease get worse. The short, and unsatisfying, answer to this question is .. it depends [“thanks, thought you might say that!” CKDEx]. And it is very variable – it can be months, years or decades. or
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