When should I worry about CKD?
When should I worry about CKD? Stage 4 CKD (with a GFR under 30 ml/min) – is when you be worri...
Travel advice for dialysis and kidney transplant patients You can travel abroad if you are living with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but you will need to plan ahead to make sure you have a safe, relax...
10 top travel tips for CKD patients Keep track of your kidney data with PKB People with chronic kidney disease (CKD) can travel. Most people can travel to most places most of the time. But here are 1...
What is the Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE)? The Kidney Failure Risk Equation is the most accurate and efficient way of finding your risk of needing dialysis or a kidney transplant. This is the ca...
Sexual problems in CKD Keep track of your kidney data with PKB In this article, we will describe sexual problems in CKD. Although sexual problems can happen to anyone, you’re at higher risk if you hav...
Supportive care of CKD Keep track of your kidney data with PKB Key Points Supportive care means not having dialysis Dialysis does not suit everyone, especially frail elderly patients If you are on dia...
Social Care of CKD In this article we will describe the social care of CKD. Introduction The management of more serious grades of CKD – i.e. CKD4 and CKD5 (on dialysis or with a transplant) – is not j...
3 Big Tests for CKD When doctors investigate whether you have CKD, there are .. “Three big questions to ask, and three big tests to do.” Three big questions What is the kidney function? Are the kidney...
Tests and Investigations for CKD Keep track of your kidney data with PKB Key Points CKD is not a diagnosis. It is a syndrome with 7 groups of causes. Using the investigations below, you need to ascert...
10 Complications of CKD Acute kidney injury (AKI) Fluid overload High blood potassium level High blood pressure and high cholesterol Heart and brain disease Renal anaemia Renal bone disease Renal acid...
What is kidney failure (Stage 5 CKD) or ESRF? This the fifth and final stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression. It is also called end-stage kidney failure (ESRF) or disease (ESRD). It occurs...
