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A Computer Generated Number: Prepared By: Tawiah Bernice Ebbi

GFR is a number that estimates kidney function based on creatinine levels, age, sex, and race. A GFR below 60 may indicate chronic kidney disease (CKD). Risk factors for CKD include diabetes, high blood pressure, family history of kidney disease, and being over 60 years old. Symptoms of CKD include swelling, blood in urine, fatigue, and bone weakness. CKD can lead to heart disease, nerve damage, anemia, and kidney failure if left untreated.

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A Computer Generated Number: Prepared By: Tawiah Bernice Ebbi

GFR is a number that estimates kidney function based on creatinine levels, age, sex, and race. A GFR below 60 may indicate chronic kidney disease (CKD). Risk factors for CKD include diabetes, high blood pressure, family history of kidney disease, and being over 60 years old. Symptoms of CKD include swelling, blood in urine, fatigue, and bone weakness. CKD can lead to heart disease, nerve damage, anemia, and kidney failure if left untreated.

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GFR - A computer generated number with protein in their urine take

that takes your blood creatinine level either an ACEI or ARB.


and using your age, race and sex, gives
you a percent function of your kidneys.
A number below 60 could mean that
The kidneys play a central and vital
you have CKD. Your doctor will order
other tests and/or ask you to see a role in keeping us healthy. You can
Nephrologist (a doctor who has special think of the kidneys as the thermostat
knowledge in treating medical kidney that keeps us comfortable. When the
disease) kidneys get sick the body gets out of
whack and many of our vital functions
Ways to Keep Your Kidney Healthy
go haywire.
 Regulate Fluids Levels
 Activate Vitamin D For Healthy Are you at RISK for Kidney Disease?
Bones
Do You Have?
 Blood Sugar Control
 Blood Pressure Control  High blood pressure?
 Medications - ACEI/ARB ACEI  Diabetes Family history of
means Angiotensin-Converting kidney disease Heart Disease?
Enzyme Inhibitor ARB means
 History of acute kidney failure?
Angiotensin Receptor Blocker
 A disease like lupus?
.These are fancy medical terms
that describe how two very Are You?
similar medications help
control blood pressure. In  Over the age of 60?
addition to lowering your blood  Taking medications containing
pressure to protect your Prepared by: Tawiah Bernice Ebbi ibuprofen, such as Motrin,
kidneys, they seem to have a Aleve or Advil?
direct effect on the kidneys to  A member of an ethnic minority
preserve kidney function. It is group?
recommended that diabetics
If you answered YES to any of  Kidney failure
the above - you are at risk for
kidney disease.

Symptoms

 Swelling: hands, feet, face,


ankles, abdomen
 Blood in urine  Weak bones
 Foamy urine
 Puffy eyes  Anemia / low red blood cell
 Difficult painful urination count
 Increased thirst Screening For Chronic Kidney Disease
 Fatigue
 Heart attack Microalbumuria - Your kidneys are
Problems Kidney Can Cause designed to keep all your proteins in
your body. The earliest sign that your
 Nerve Damage kidneys are sick is the leaking of
protein into your urine. Your doctor
can order a special urine test to
determine if you are leaking protein
 High blood pressure into your urine.
 Stroke
Serum creatinine - A simple blood test
 Cardiovascular disease that measures the amount of muscle
break down products in your blood.
The higher the number the more likely
you have CKD

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