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Kidney Facts

learn some interesting facts about your kidney. Includes information about kidney stones, kidney transplant and chronic kidney diseases.learn some interesting facts about your kidney. Includes information about kidney stones, kidney transplant and chronic kidney diseases.

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Kidney Facts

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  1. Kidney Facts and Kidney Facts and Kidney Facts and Health Health Health

  2. Kidney Disease symptoms If kidney damage advances gradually, signs and symptoms of chronic kidney disease appear over time. Loss of kidney function can lead to any of the following depending on its severity: Nausea, Vomiting and reduced appetite, Weakness and fatigue- sleep issues - More or less frequent urination Diminished mental focus- muscle pain- hypertension,etc

  3. Tests to detect chronic kidney disease: ACR (albumin-to-creatinine ratio) is a simple urine test. Protein in the urine is an indication of kidney dysfunction. GFR (glomerular estimated using a simple blood test. It is the most accurate determining how well your kidneys are operating. filtration rate) is technique of

  4. Kidney stones treatment If your kidney stones are too big to pass naturally, surgery may likely be needed to remove them. The most popular methods to reduce kidney stone pain through surgery are: - percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) - shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) - ureteroscopy

  5. Kidney Transplant A kidney transplant is a surgery done to replace a diseased kidney with a healthy kidney from a donor. The kidney may come from a deceased organ donor or from a living donor. Rather than spending a lifetime on dialysis, kidney transplant is frequently the preferred treatment for kidney failure. You can feel better and live longer with a kidney transplant if you have end-stage renal illness or chronic kidney disease. Better quality of life is linked to kidney transplant compared to dialysis.

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