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Each individual has two kidneys positioned above the waist. Kidneys are bean-shaped organs that are reddish-brown in colour and around the size of a fist. Each kidney has a million filtering units called nephrons which help filter the blood.

How do kidneys work?

Kidney
Blood enters into your kidneys
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Kidneys filter toxins from the blood
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Waste material passes through the ureter
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Urine passes out of the body through urethra
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Stored in the bladder as urine for upto 8 hours

Functions of kidney

Water-Balance-in-Body


Regulates & removes excess body fluids by urine

Blood-Minerals-in-Balance


Keeps blood minerals in balance

Vitamin-D-for-Healthy


Activates Vitamin D for healthy bones

Blood-Pressure


Regulates blood pressure

Metabolism-Excertion-of-Medicine


Metabolism & excretion of medicines

Red-Blood-Cells


Directs production of red blood cells

Types of kidney Diseases

Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) or Acute Renal Failure
It occurs when the kidneys suddenly stop working or stop filtering waste products from the blood. AKI could occur due to:
Direct-damage-to-the-kidneys

Direct damage to the kidneys.

Urine-backed-up-in-the-kidneys

Urine backed up in the kidneys.

Not-enough-blood-flow-to-the-kidneys

Not enough blood flow to the kidneys.

Chronic Kidney Disease or Chronic Renal Disease
In Chronic kidney disease (CKD), the kidneys are damaged which reduces their ability to filter the blood. It is called “chronic kidney disease”, as the kidney function gets worse overtime.
About--million-people-in-India-are-affected-by-CKD

About 115.1 million people in India are affected by CKD.

CKD-causes-around-1.2-million-deaths-worldwide

CKD causes around 1.2 million deaths worldwide.

The-prevalence-of-CKD-was-17.2-with-6-people-having-CKD-stage-3-or-worse

The prevalence of CKD was 17.2% with ~6% people having CKD stage 3 or worse.

Signs & Symptoms of kidney Diseases

Swelling or edema in legs, feet, hands or face

Chest pain

Increase or decreased urination

Feeling tired

Sleep problems

Trouble concentrating

Muscle cramps

Dry or itchy skin

Loss of appetite

Risk factors

diabetes

Have diabetes

high-blood-pressure-or-heart-disease

Have high blood pressure or heart disease

family-history-of-kidney-disease

Have a family history of kidney disease

Risk-increases-with-age

Risk increases with age, people over 60 years of age are at higher risk

long-history-of-taking-painkillers

Have a long history of taking painkillers such as aspirin & ibuprofen

8 GOLDEN RULES TO KEEP YOUR kidneys healthy

Keep-fit-Be-active

1. Keep fit, Be active

Eat-a-healthy-diet

2. Eat a healthy diet

Check-and-control-your-blood-sugar

3. Check and control your blood sugar

Check-and-control-your-blood-pressure

4. Check and control your blood pressure

Take-appropriate-fluid-intake

5. Take appropriate fluid intake

Dont-smoke

6. Don’t smoke

Dont-take-over-the-counter-medications

7. Don't take over the counter medications

Get-your-kidney-function-checked-regularly

8. Get your kidney function checked regularly

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Source – www.worldkidneyday.org, www.kidney.org, www.niddk.nih.gov.