World Kidney Day - 2009

World Kidney Day – ‘Keep The Pressure Down’

World Kidney Day (WKD) is a campaign to increase awareness on the importance of kidneys, and to reduce the occurrence of kidney disease, globally. It is celebrated in more than 100 countries on the second Thursday of March every year. The campaign will strive to inform the public about the ‘amazing kidneys’ besides creating awareness on the importance of screening, by encouraging people to undergo simple tests that will help to diagnose kidney disease.

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Chronic Renal Failure

Chronic renal failure is a gradual and progressive loss of the ability of the kidneys to function normally. The change is irreversible and is due to loss of nephrons of the kidney. When patients begin to experience symptoms of kidney failure, most of their kidney function is lost. Simply it can be interpreted as kidneys gradually stopping to working.

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Alarming Facts about Kidney Disease

The incidence kidney failure (or chronic Kidney disease) has doubled the last 15 years. It is estimated that currently there are over 1 million people worldwide who are alive on dialysis or with a functioning graft. Diabetes is an important cause of kidney failure and diabetes is five times more common in the Asians when compared to the white population.

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Quiz on Kidney

How healthy are your kidneys? Is it possible to lead healthy lives with just a single kidney? Learn more by taking part in this quiz.

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Dialysis

Dialysis using a filtering process of the blood by a machine is called hemodialysis. Dialysis using the natural filtering membrane of the body called "Peritoneum" is called Peritoneal Dialysis. In serious kidney disease, kidney function is impaired or totally lost. In such a situation, it is by the "Dialysis" that waste products and excess fluids are removed from the blood.

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Anatomy of Urinary System - Animation

The kidneys are solid; bean shaped, reddish brown-paired structure, which lie in the abdominal cavity one on either side of the vertebral column. The kidneys collect the excretory products and eliminate them in the form of urine, which then passes down the two tubular ureters into the collapsible urinary bladder, which is a muscular reservoir of urine.

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Kidney Transplantation

Kidney transplantation is the transfer of a healthy kidney from one individual (donor) to another (recipient) through a specialized surgery. It is one of the best treatment options for patients with kidney failure. A number of advances such as the development of immunosuppressive agents and improvement in the surgical techniques have resulted in a notable increase in the quality of life of the patients who have received renal transplants.

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Kidney Stones - Animation

Kidney stones or renal stones are gravel-like collections of chemicals that may appear in any area of the urinary system, from the kidney to the bladder. They may be small or large, single or multiple. Of the four main types of urinary stones, calcium stones are the most common. Almost 95% of all kidney stones are calcium stones. They occur when there is too much calcium in the urine.

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Diet for Kidney Stones

Prevention strategies for kidney stones should include - Increasing your daily fluid intake and taking the recommended daily allowance of calcium. Two dietary modifications are recommended for most kidney stone sufferers.

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Glomerulonephritis

Glomerulonephritis is the term used to describe a group of diseases that damage the part of the kidney that filters blood. When the kidney is damaged, it cannot get rid of wastes and extra fluid in the body. If the illness continues, the kidneys may stop working completely.

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