Patient Education: What is chronic kidney disease (CKD)
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Published: August 10, 2009
Chronic kidney disease refers to any process that damages your kidneys over a period of more than three months and as a consequence of that damage reduces the ability of your kidney to carry out its primary functions. This results in health related problems due to increased blood pressure and increased stress on the circulatory system, which puts you at risk for stroke and heart attack.
Decreased blood count (a situation known as anemia), poor bone health, damage to the nerves of the body and weightloss due to poor nutrition may also occur.
Chronic kidney disease can be detected early and appropriate treatment commenced which may stop this problem from getting worse. Unfortunately kidney disease can be a progressive thing and as such therapy will be directed to slowing th eprogression of your kidney disease. If it is progressive however preparations need to be made for eventual transplantation or dialysis in some cases.
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About Roger: Dr. Roger Smith is a nephrologist currently employed to the government of Jamaica. He is the Nephrologist in charge of Spanish Town Dialysis Unit. His interests are lupus nephritis and other glomerulopathies. He was previously a lecturer in Nephrology at the University of the West Indies in the Department of Internal Medicine and Coordinator of the Urogenital Module before moving into private and government practice. |
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