Kidney Anatomy
What is CKD
CKD treatment
100

Functions to filter blood and produce urine

What is the kidneys

100

A disease characterized by a progressive loss of kidney function over time

What is CKD ?

100

A treatment that removes waste, excess fluid, and toxins from the blood when the kidneys can no longer perform these functions.

What is dialysis?

200

The functional unit of the kidney, containing glomerulus and renal tubules, responsible for filtering blood

What is the nephron

200

The main way CKD is identified

What is glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

200

Hemodialysis and pertioneal dialysis

What are the two main types of dialysis

300

This tube transports urine from the kidneys to the bladder

What is the ureters

300

There are __ stages to CKD

5 stages

300

The curative surgery treatment of CKD, where availability is limited and there can be waitlists of over 90,000 people

What is a kidney transplant?
400

The outer layer of the kidney is called

What is the Renal cortex

400

Diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, family history of kidney disease, and lifestyle factors (smoking, obesity)

The key risk factors and contributors to CKD 

400

This diet helps focus on managing risk factors

The Mediterranean diet

500

The inner layer of the kidney is called

Renal medulla

500

How is glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measured

Albuminuria presence in urine

500

ACE inhibitors or ARBs

Medications that control blood pressure

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