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KIDNEY AND
YOU
Prepared by: Patricia Anderson and Sophia Johnson - Charles R. Drew University of Medicine
and Science
THE KIDNEY
* The Kidneys are a pair of
organs measuring
approximately 4 5 inches
long and is located at the
back of the abdomen.
KIDNEY DISEASE
* Kidney disease means the kidneys are damaged and cant
filter blood normally.
KIDNEY DISEASE
*Acute Kidney disease
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KIDNEY CONDITIONS
*Pyelonephritis
*Glomerulonephritis
*Kidney stones
*Nephrotic Syndrome
*Polycystic syndrome
*Diabetic nephropathy
*Kidney Cancer
*Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
*Renal cyst
KIDNEY DISEASE
*Main factors for developing kidney disease are:
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Diabetes
High blood pressure
Cardiovascular disease
Family history of Kidney failure
KIDNEY DISEASE
Early Kidney disease has no signs or symptoms
Kidney disease can be treated if detected early
Kidney disease usually does not go away
KIDNEY DISEASE
*At risk population:
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African Americans
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Hispanics
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American Indians
Urine Test
- Check for Albumin in the urine. Albumin is a protein
that can pass into the urine when the Kidneys are damaged.
KIDNEY HEALTH
REFERENCES:
* Tests to measure Kidney function, damage and detect
abnormalities. Retrieved from
https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/kidneytests