10 quick CKD facts – for doctors and nurses These 10 quick facts about CKD, mainly for renal doctors, nurses, AHPs pharmacists and other health professionals. These largely relate to more advanced stages (CKD3B-CKD5). So. What are 10 quick CKD facts – for doctors and nurses? Common causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) – are […]
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Self-measured blood pressure (BP) monitoring (i.e. taking your blood pressure yourself at home) is recommended for: Long-term BP self-monitoring – of patients with high blood pressure (hypertension) Confirmation of hypertension – when 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is unavailable. However, less than 15 percent of commercially available blood pressure devices worldwide have published information on
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Why does this matter? Schistosomiasis, although the commonest cause of haematuria worldwide, often remains undiagnosed and is yet easily treated. What happened in this case? In a recent case report in the NEJM (Kara, 2023), A 13-year-old boy from Mali was referred to a paediatric urology clinic in Turkey, with a 3-month history of macroscopic
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10 common CKD symptoms Keep track of your kidney data with PKB What are 10 symptoms of chronic kidney disease? Here they are. Urinary symptoms High blood pressure Shortness of breath and ankle swelling (red flag symptoms) – you need to see a doctor soon Tiredness Pain Muscle weakness Not being hungry Itching Poor concentration
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Young people with diabetes and CKD I am a kidney consultant and run a special diabetes and chronic kidney (CKD) clinic. Young people in the age group of 20-50 years form a sizeable proportion of new patients that I now see. And I am very concerned about them. Most of them have 2 or more
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Lyndon Baines Johnson – often referred to by his initials ‘LBJ’ – was the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He previously served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963 under President John F. Kennedy, and was sworn in shortly after Kennedy’s assassination. LBJ In 1948, Johnson was running
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Key Points Myth: CKD is rare (a mild form is quite common) Myth: CKD makes you feel unwell (it’s a silent disease in its early stages) Myth: CKD leads to dialysis (that is rare) Myth: Drinking a lot of water is ‘good’ for the kidneys (it is not) Myth: Kidney problems cause back pain (also
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Selena Marie Gomez is an American singer, actress, producer, and businesswoman. She first revealed her Lupus diagnosis in an interview with Billboard in 2015 while explaining why she took an extended break from Hollywood, I was diagnosed with lupus, and I’ve been through chemotherapy. That’s what my break was really about. I could’ve had
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Tina Turner, The Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, died peacefully in her home in Switzerland on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. She was 83 years old, and had had a 60 year career in the music industry. In the years leading up to her death, the star had been open about the health problems she faced,
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