What Is Kidney Disease?
Learn more about the types, symptoms, and risk factors
Fact:
About half of all people aged 75 or more have chronic kidney disease.12
Fact:
As of 2017, dialysis alone cost €14 billion per year to EU health systems.11
Fact:
Chronic kidney disease kills more people than breast or prostate cancer.11
Kidney disease refers to any disease, disorder, or condition that affects the kidneys. While requirements and guidelines vary, imaging, laboratory diagnostics, and point‐of‐care testing are integral in screening, diagnosing, and/or monitoring most kidney conditions.
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7. Recreated from: http://guidelines.diabetes.ca/App_Themes/CDACPG/images/Ch29_Tbl4_Stages_of_CKD.jpg
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10. https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/alport‐syndrome#synonyms
11. https://ercpa.eu/index.php/2017/03/09/discover‐our‐new‐infographic‐on‐ckd/
12. http://www.thelancet.com/campaigns/kidney/
13. National Kidney Foundation (U.S.) Republished with permission.: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/about‐chronic‐kidney‐disease
14. https://www.klinikum.uni‐heidelberg.de/Nierenerkrankungen.119146.0.html
This material does not constitute medical advice. It is intended for informational purposes only. Please consult a physician for specific treatment recommendations.