“Chronic Kidney Disease, also called chronic kidney failure, describes the gradual loss of kidney function. Your kidneys filter wastes and excess fluids from your blood, which are then excreted in your urine. When chronic kidney disease reaches an advanced stage, dangerous levels of fluid, electrolytes and wastes can build up in your body”. Chronic Kidney disease usually relates to anemia and the level of anemia correlates with the severity of renal failure. Many conditions can cause CKD, causes such as anemia, heart disease, diabetes, high-blood pressure, peripheral vascular disease, renal artery stenosis, pyelonephritis, analgesic abuse, polycystic kidney diseases, allergic reactions, glomerulonephritis systemic lupus erythematosus, sickle
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As a Public Health major I feel that every disease should be made aware with aggression. Especially, diseases with no cure. “
Federal and state governmental agencies and various national organizations have developed thorough plans to handle the number of new and existing cases of kidney disease in the United States”. They are screening people who are 50 years of age and older, and those who are at high risk. The only ways to really prevent this disease is by living a healthy lifestyle, and avoid contracting any of the above diseases. After reading about CKD, it goes to show the importance of being healthy. Many people just do not understand the benefits of being healthy, and exercising. It’s tough to read that the treatments available for this disease is just proper dieting, exercising and being healthy. If people would just maintain a healthy lifestyle, many illnesses can be avoided. We should act now, and make it aware before it is too late. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to write about this disease, because this was the first time that I’ve researched this particular disease. It makes me wonder how many others are unaware of this disease. Nonetheless, this assignment was incredibly interesting, and
As a Public Health major I feel that every disease should be made aware with aggression. Especially, diseases with no cure. “
Federal and state governmental agencies and various national organizations have developed thorough plans to handle the number of new and existing cases of kidney disease in the United States”. They are screening people who are 50 years of age and older, and those who are at high risk. The only ways to really prevent this disease is by living a healthy lifestyle, and avoid contracting any of the above diseases. After reading about CKD, it goes to show the importance of being healthy. Many people just do not understand the benefits of being healthy, and exercising. It’s tough to read that the treatments available for this disease is just proper dieting, exercising and being healthy. If people would just maintain a healthy lifestyle, many illnesses can be avoided. We should act now, and make it aware before it is too late. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to write about this disease, because this was the first time that I’ve researched this particular disease. It makes me wonder how many others are unaware of this disease. Nonetheless, this assignment was incredibly interesting, and