Know your Kidneys
Most of the kidney diseases are silent in nature and present very late in their course by which time many patients have lost the opportunity for successful treatment and progress to End Stage needing dialysis and transplantation.
Knowledge about kidneys and their diseases can provide some insight into the problems and help common public in early referral to doctors and create awareness among kidney patients who already know about their diseases.
Most of kidney failure patients who have end stage disease not on dialysis and those on dialysis die of cardiac complications, hence cardiac evaluation should form part of kidney diseases.
Secondly infections play a major role in repeated hospitalisaton and effect survival more so in late stages.
This overview is a collective effort of our team to impart knowledge on the patients about kidney disease and related disorders. With this we intend to guide our patients who are under treatment with us. Apart from this it can also provide information those who are willing to know about kidney diseases to keep them healthy.
Introduction
The kidney is a giant-dwarf, relentless worker and an accurate chemist who never pauses for rest working 24x7 equivalent to 168hours a week.
Kidneys don’t always get the respect they deserve. But, kidneys are truly impressive and the more you learn, the more you’ll understand why you want to help keep them healthy.
Another word for kidney is renal. Whenever you see or hear the word renal, you know the subject is about kidneys.