National Kidney Month: recognizing the early states of kidney disease
"Silent killers" are diseases of the kidney. This National Kidney Month, be aware of any fatal illness's early symptoms.
Ankush Pandey
In India, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is very common. Nevertheless, the majority of experts believe that CKD is underdiagnosed.
As the body's waste filters, the kidneys are crucial. They are two organs in the shape of beans that are at the bottom of the rib cage. They filter the blood of impurities and excess water, for example.
It is known that they control the amount of potassium, salt, and pH in the body. Hormones that regulate the production of red blood cells, which carry oxygen throughout the body, are produced by the kidneys.
The kidneys can be affected by a bad lifestyle. Despite the fact that kidney diseases are referred to as "silent killers," early detection of any illness is critical. Risk factors have the potential to become chronic if they are not addressed.
At Narayana Health, Consultant, Nephrologist, and Transplant Physician Dr. Ganesh Shrinivasa Prasad claims that ninety percent of the time, patients will not experience any symptoms until the final stage.
"Serum creatinine and urine albumin detection can be used to diagnose kidney disease, which typically goes unnoticed in its early stages. "Dr. Yogesh Kumar Chhabra, Senior Consultant, Nephrology Kidney Transplant, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh," told India Today, "in later stages, patients with kidney problems can have to swell all over the body, frothy urine, and sometimes blood in the urine."
According to Dr. Prasad, high blood pressure is one of the most frequent and early indicators of kidney issues.
According to Dr. Prasad, "patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity need to check their kidney functions regularly, even if there are no symptoms."
Experts recommend periodic kidney evaluations to detect early warning signs. Diabetics, hypertensive individuals, and individuals with a family history of chronic kidney disease are at risk.
Dr. Chhabra stated, "Simple investigations like kidney function tests, urine evaluation, and blood pressure monitoring can give us an indication regarding kidney involvement at early stages, where appropriate measures can be taken to halt or reverse the progression of kidney disease."
