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Chronic Kidney Disease

A Guide for Families


Who is at risk for chronic kidney disease?
What can you do?
How is chronic kidney disease treated?
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Who is at risk for chronic kidney disease?

Anyone can get chronic kidney disease and it doesn't matter what age you are. Those that have increased risk are:

  • diabetic
  • being treated for high blood pressure
  • have high levels of bad cholesterol (LDL)
  • obese
  • suffer from frequent urinary tract infections or kidney stones
  • do drugs or smoke
  • those that have a family history
  • seniors
  • races that are given a higher chance of being diabetic or having high blood pressure such as African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian, Pacific Islanders, American Indians.

What can you do?

Early detection can help prevent the progression of kidney disease to kidney failure. Getting regular checkups if you are in a risk group is beneficial. The earlier stages of chronic kidney disease can often only be detected by blood and urine tests.

How is chronic kidney disease treated?

Treating the source or the problem at an early stage will help chronic kidney disease such as high blood pressure or diabetes. Maintaining healthy cholesterol levels is important and eating more protein will also help. Maintaining a good weight or losing weight and leading a healthy lifestyle are other ways to manage CKD. If you smoke, it's wise to stop. Complications from CKD could appear such as anemia or bone disease. To treat these problems will keep CKD from becoming unmanageable. For more answers, see your TTP Urologist.

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