Occurrence
Memphis Residents have a higher Risk Of...
What is Chronic Kidney Disease
Lifestyle choices and factors fall under what kind of Risk?
What is Modifiable?
Risk Factors that CANNOT be changed fall under what Category?
What is Nonmodifiable
CKD can lead to _______ Renal Disease
What is End-Stage
A Person's Kidneys are located under the stomach...
FALSE! They are located in the lower back.
Memphis, TN is PRIMARILY Inhabited by What Race?
What is African American
Modifiable means that...
What is something that can be changed or edited.
Hereditary ______ are passed down through generations.
What are Genes
Dialysis is a treatment that _______
Filters the blood for CKD patients
Chronic Kidney Disease can lead to End Stage Renal Disease...
TRUE
African Americans Make Up 13% of...
What is The US Population
Smoking, Drinking, and Poor Diet can lead to an _______ Risk of CKD.
What is Increased?
For Every Eight African Americans, how many are at risk for a genetic form of Kidney Disease?
What is ONE
Identifying _______ factors can help manage the disease.
What is Risk
Type 2 Diabetes is NOT strictly genetic...
TRUE, Can be influenced by lifestyle factors.
The lack of QUALITY FOOD Access in a particular area can be considered what...
What is a Food Desert
The #1 Leading Cause of CKD...
What is Type 2 Diabetes
What percentage of people have no visble symptoms of CKD?
What is 90%
There are how many stages of Kidney Failure?
Five!
A person can reverse the progression of kidney disease through proper treatment and risk management.
True!
African Americans account for what percentage of people in the US with Kidney Failure...
What is 35%
Type 2 Diabetes is NOT strictly genetic but depends on ______ factors as well, that all may contribute to CKD.
What is Lifestyle
The ________ gene is a gene that everyone has " but certain mutations in this gene can increase the risk of Kidney disease"...
What is the APOL 1 GENE!!
The only way to know your genetic risk is through...
The APOL 1 gene testing
Heavy drinking is THE ONLY WAY to get CKD.
What is FALSE