WHY DO KIDNEYS GET SICK? HOW CAN WE HELP SICK KIDNEYS … · HOW CAN WE HELP SICK KIDNEYS FEEL...
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WHY DO KIDNEYS GET SICK? KIDNEY INFLAMMATION HYPERTENSION DIABETES High blood pressure High blood sugar DO YOU KNOW YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE? CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE or CKD THESE COULD LEAD TO HOW CAN WE HELP SICK KIDNEYS FEEL BETTER? Sometimes, people are lucky to get a healthy kidney from a relative or another person (donor). OR I’M SICK I’M HEALTHY OPTION 1: TRANSPLANTATION OPTION 2: DIALYSIS THERAPY Alternatively, a therapy called ‘dialysis’ can take over most of the jobs of the kidneys. HEMODIALYSIS PERITONEAL DIALYSIS
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WHY DO KIDNEYS GET SICK?
KIDNEYINFLAMMATION
HYPERTENSIONDIABETES
High blood pressureHigh blood sugar
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE?
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE or CKD
THESE COULD LEAD TO
HOW CAN WE HELP SICK KIDNEYS FEEL BETTER?
Sometimes, people are lucky to get a healthy
kidney from a relative or another person (donor).
OR
I’M SICK
I’M HEALTHY
OPTION 1: TRANSPLANTATION OPTION 2: DIALYSIS THERAPY
Alternatively, a therapy called ‘dialysis’ can take over most of the jobs
of the kidneys.
HEMODIALYSIS
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS
