Chronic Kidney Disease
hypertension
Arteries carry blood
low blood pressure
Pyelonephritis
Damaged blood vessels
Retain electrolytes and water
Inheritance and Lifestyle choices
Aboriginal
Asian
African
Caribbean
Hispanic
Seniors
Chronic kidney disease is not inheritable. Lifestyle choices that can affect CKD is becoming:
Dehydrated regularly
Taking medication
Smoking
Increases of salt in diet
Symptoms of Chronic disease are:
Change in urine
Swelling in body
Skin rash
Metallic taste in mouth/ammonia breath
Nausea and vomiting
Shortness of breath
Treatment for Chronic Kidney Disease
Hemodialysis
Dialysis
Transplants
Renal replacement therapy (RRT)
Dietitan
Nephrologist and Nephrology nurse
Johns Hopkins & Other Kidney Resources, Symptoms - http://www.nationalkidneycenter.org/chronic-kidney-disease/symptoms/
Johns Hopkins & Other Kidney Resources, Prevention & Test - http://www.nationalkidneycenter.org/chronic-kidney-disease/prevention-tests/
Unknown Author, What is Kidney Disease - http://www.kidney.ca/Page.aspx?pid=320
Unknown Author, Conservative Care - http://www.kidney.ca/page.aspx?pid=341
Dr. Joanne Kappel, Kidney disease - http://www.kidney.ca/document.doc?id=242
National Kidney Foundation, Kidney Disease - http://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/kidneysnottowork.cfm
William Hartston, Top 10 facts about kidneys - http://www.express.co.uk/fun/top10facts/464510/Top-10-facts-about-kidneys
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Bibliography
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/kidney-diseases/
DID YOU KNOW......
http://santaclaracampaigndollars.org/useful-tips/63-how-to-treat-kidney.html
In snake, the right kidneys is closer to the head than the left kidney
In 2003, doctors in Latvia reported a case of a man with four kidneys
What is affected by
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease
What is Chronic Kidney Disease?
Chronic kidney disease
CKD
Renal disease
Development of
Chronic Kidney Disease
Causes of
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic kidney disease starts slowly, and progresses over a number of years. There are 5 stages in chronic kidney disease.
High blood pressure
Hardening of the arteries
Inflammation of the kidney
Diabetes
Stage 1 ~ 90 %
Stage 2 ~ 60 - 89 %
Stage 3a ~ 45 - 59 %
Stage 3b ~ 30 - 44 %
Stage 4 ~ 15 - 20 %
Stage 5 ~ 15%
Every day our kidneys filter about 50 gallons of blood through their 140 miles of tubes
Inheritance and Lifestyle choices
DID YOU KNOW......
Developments of stem cells research for new nephrons (tubule that filters the kidney) have been researched since the 1900's.