Kidney Infection Review - Healthy Guide for Kidney Symtom

MARCH IS NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH Do you know what your kidneys are thinking?

By Anonymous

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(COLUMBUS, OHIO – March 1, 2003) The kidney plays an important role in maintaining overall good health. Yet more than 20 million Americans have chronic kidney disease, and another 20 million more are at risk. Most are not even aware of this potential health threat. The National Kidney Foundation of Ohio wants to help you find out what your kidneys are thinking. During National Kidney Month, the NKF of Ohio urges everyone, especially those at risk, to get tested for kidney disease.

NKF of Ohio suggests visiting a doctor or clinic regularly to find out if a person could be at increased risk for chronic kidney disease. The NKF of Ohio recommends three simple tests to check for kidney disease:
·    blood pressure check;
·    urinalysis to check for protein; and
·    blood test to test for the level of serum creatinine, a waste build-up that would indicate that the kidneys are not doing their job.
When kidney and urologic diseases are detected and controlled early, serious complications can often be avoided.

“Chronic kidney disease usually show no symptoms until it reaches an advance state, but simple tests can be done to detect kidney disease early,” says Orelle Jackson, executive director of NKF of Ohio. “If caught early enough, chronic kidney disease can be treated to prevent associated complicating factors, such as heart disease and strokes.”

Anyone can get chronic kidney disease, but some are more likely than others to develop it. People in high-risk groups include:
·Diabetes or those with a family history;
·Those with high blood pressure or family history of hypertension;
·Those with a family history of chronic kidney disease; and
·African Americans, Hispanics, Pacific Islanders and Native Americans.

Most physicians will refer patients who test positive for chronic kidney disease to a kidney specialist to develop a treatment plan and lifestyle adjustments. For patients at increased risk for chronic kidney disease, but whose test results turn out normal, their doctors will want to re-check them at least once a year. Doctors may advise patients on how to reduce the risk of developing kidney disease by making lifestyle changes such as increased exercise and diet adjustments.

The mission of the National Kidney Foundation of Ohio is to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation. The NKF of Ohio provides programs and services in all 88 Ohio counties, and Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties in Kentucky.

For more information, contact 800-242-2133, ext 229 or visit our Web site http://www.nkfofohio.org/pubaware.html and click on Kidney Month.



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