In each healthy kidney, there are about a million tiny units, called kidney unit, which can remove excess or unwanted internal impurities. Each kidney unit consists of two parts-glomerulus and kidney tubules. There is a large amount of liquid and soluble substances (such as minerals and wastes) being filtered from the blood to form liquid in the glomerulus, and this process is called "filtration". These filtered liquid then out of the glomerulus and into the kidney tubules, where most of the water is reabsorbed into the blood except for a certain amount of minerals and other substances needed by the body. At the same time, excessive substances and liquid flow into kidney tubules and finally be removed into urine. This is why we say the kidney works like a filter in human body.
Clean and filter your blood
Remove excess liquid and translate it into urine
Balance chemicals and liquids in your body
Produce hormones to help control your blood pressure, manufacture red blood cells and ensure bone health
Smoking
High protein diet
Foods high in cholesterol and saturated fat
X-ray examination with contrast agent (a kind of medical chemical dyes that to be injected into the body or to be taken). If you need an X-ray examination, please tell your doctor and staff before starting that you have chronic kidney disease so that they can take measures to protect your kidney.
Some prescription drugs, including antibiotics (please confirm with your doctor)-Please always let your medical team members including your doctor, your dentist, and your outpatient or emergency doctor know that you have chronic kidney disease, which can help them carefully consider whether certain drugs need to be avoided or the dosage need to be changed.
over-the-counter drugs, known as "non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)", painkillers such as ibuprofen
Certain supplements
Fatigue (weak)
Dizziness or nausea
Feeling tingling in toes and fingers
Itching with unknown cause
Swelling or excessive liquid in the body
Changes in urine volume
Difficulty in falling asleep or insomnia
altered appetite or metallic taste in the mouth
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