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KDIGO has recently released a new CKD practice guideline, updating the 2002 NKF-KDOQI guideline. The rationale for the guideline update was "to provid...

Kidney failure does not happen overnight. In the early stages of kidney disease, there are few, if any, symptoms. Symptoms usually show up late in the...

If you have stage 4 kidney disease, it is important for you to: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) happens if your kidneys have been damaged. Kidneys can be...

A kidney transplant is an operation that places a healthy kidney into your body. The kidney can come from someone who has died or from a living donor....

While most Americans can recite their cholesterol numbers and know their personal risk for heart disease, few have any idea if their kidneys are perfo...

The kidneys work round the clock to filter 200 liters of blood each day, removing two liters of toxins, wastes and water in the process. Simultaneous...

The decision to start dialysis is a very personal one that a patient should make together with his nephrologist. It may involve others, such as your f...

Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, accounting for 44% percent of new cases. Current research suggests that control of high blood pressur...

Kidney Disease - The Basics Kidney disease, also known as chronic kidney disease or CKD, causes more deaths than breast cancer or prostate cancer(N...