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CKD Symptom Guide

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) appears to “simply” affect kidneys but presents with myriad signs & symptoms across multiple other organ systems in the body.

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Find separate comprehensive explanations for various symptoms & clinical signs that show up in every CKD patient.

Understand these, be an informed patient & take control of your CKD experience!

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Chronic kidney disease symptoms hematuria — BLOOD IN URINE

Chronic Kidney Disease Symptoms Proteinuria — PROTEIN IN URINE

High blood pressure in chronic kidney disease cover pic allthingskidney.com — HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

Chronic Kidney Disease Symptoms Anemia — ANAEMIA

Chronic Kidney Disease Symptoms Bone Pain — BONE PAIN

Chronic Kidney Disease Symptoms Muscle Pain — MUSCLE WASTING & PAIN

Breathing Difficulty CKD — BREATHING DIFFICULTY

……. MORE TO FOLLOW ……

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LATEST POSTS

Kidney Transplant: The Operation January 21, 2021
Kidney Transplant: Before the surgery – II December 13, 2020
Kidney Transplant: Before the surgery – I November 25, 2020
Kidney Transplant – Basics November 4, 2020
Creatine Supplements and your Kidney October 11, 2020
Infections that cause kidney damage September 14, 2020
Medicines can damage kidneys: Understanding Drug-induced Nephrotoxicity August 28, 2020
COVID-19 Research Repository August 3, 2020
Herd Immunity: The concept & COVID-19 July 26, 2020
Peritoneal Dialysis July 13, 2020
Haemodialysis July 13, 2020
High Blood Pressure in CKD: Treatment June 30, 2020
High Blood Pressure in CKD June 17, 2020
Blood Pressure Essentials June 17, 2020
Dialysis Essentials June 2, 2020

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#127 Sharing is Caring. And caring truly for someo

#127 Sharing is Caring. And caring truly for someone is Love.
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Valentine's day celebrates Love. ❣
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We believe, that among all other beautiful forms of Love, as members of the transplant recipient community, it's only natural for us to also celebrate the Pure Love born of altruism, that our kind Organ Donors showered on us with their ultimate gift.
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It's the "love" of our graft kidneys towards our bodies & the kindness of our Immune Systems that have infused us with Life till date & is a source of inspiration beyond measure! 🙂
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On this note, Happy Valentine's Day to all! Continue to Love yourselves unconditionally & be the best versions of yourselves.
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Stay kind, stay well. 🙂
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#126 [BOTH DONOR & PATIENT SURGERY COVERED] Ever w

#126 [BOTH DONOR & PATIENT SURGERY COVERED]
Ever wondered how surgeons perform a kidney transplant surgery?
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Gaining a thorough understanding of your disease process & treatments is a must to make your patient experience relatively hassle-free.
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Keeping in sync with this principle, our article today dissects the kidney transplant surgery for you with real-life video demonstrations of both kidney donation & kidney implantation surgeries made available by renowned Transplant Centres.
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The article first walks you through basic anatomical concepts to help you understand:
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1️⃣ What makes a donor kidney implantable
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2️⃣ What to clamp & cut to harvest an implantable Donor Kidney with all necessary tubes
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3️⃣ The preferred location of implanting the Donor Kidney in the recipient (patient)
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AND THEN
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Provides step-wise insights into the Surgery by touching upon:
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1️⃣ Who makes up your Transplant Team
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2️⃣ Anaesthesia in Kidney Transplant
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3️⃣ Video demonstration of kidney donation surgery
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4️⃣ Pre-implant treatment of the Donor Kidney to keep it viable for longer until implantation in the patient
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5️⃣ Animated & Real-life video demonstration of Kidney Transplant Recipient Surgery (Implantation).
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#125 Warmest Christmas wishes from Team ATK to all

#125 Warmest Christmas wishes from Team ATK to all our valued readers, followers, clients, collaborators, well-wishers & constructive critics.
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More than anything else, the world needs Hope, Clarity of thought, Kindness, Good Sense & Sensitivity now.
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These are ingredients that serve as a motivation to stay thoroughly informed about your health needs, something that automatically translates as Better Health Outcomes than otherwise. And Good Health is the precursor to True Joy.
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We pray Santa brings you all of the above, for you to be prepared to take on 2021 with greater vigour.
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Stay well everyone! 🙂

#124 [WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER HOSPITALIZATION UNTIL T

#124 [WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER HOSPITALIZATION UNTIL TRANSPLANT]
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Hello Kidney Warriors! Continuing in our "Kidney Transplant Series" today, we bring an important but often overlooked topic.
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And that is the outline of the workflow once you are at the hospital, starting from Hospital admission until you get to go under the surgeon's knife, be it for donating or receiving a kidney.
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It is important that you go through this guide beforehand to obtain a clear, point-wise insight into what transpires from the point of hospitalization until "the operation" & be better prepared in all ways for your Transplant.
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The article provides answers to questions such as:
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1️⃣ When to get hospitalized for transplant
2️⃣ What to pack in for your hospital stay
3️⃣ Things to consider before hospitalization if you stay alone
4️⃣ Formalities at the billing section/admissions counter
5️⃣ What to do the day before the transplant
6️⃣ What happens the evening before the transplant
7️⃣ Donor pre-op preparation
8️⃣ Patient pre-op preparation
9️⃣ Workflow on the morning of the transplant in the hospital
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And a lot more!
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Read the article to inform yourselves on the topic & stay better prepared for your transplant surgery.
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Stay warm & Take care!

#123 [PRE-HOSPITALIZATION STEPS BEFORE A KIDNEY TR

#123 [PRE-HOSPITALIZATION STEPS BEFORE A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT]
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Few things would be better than being thankful for the "gift of life" that transplant recipients like us receive from our kind, altruistic kidney donors. The gratitude is simply immeasurable! 🙏
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Today, with our 2nd article in the kidney transplant series, we provide an outline of all the necessary steps that an average pre kidney transplant preparation for the kidney patient & the kidney donor entails.
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Click on the LATEST LINK IN THE BIO to go to the article.
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Find detailed explanations on:
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🔸️Finding a matched kidney donor
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🔸️What-why-how of cross matching & tissue typing
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🔸️Pre-transplant testing to assess donor fitness
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🔸️Pre-transplant testing of patient & assessment of general fitness for surgery
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🔸️In-camera donor consent (in select nations only)
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And more!
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Stay kidney-aware! Be a better prepared kidney warrior. 🙂
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Take care all of you!

#122 [THINGS YOU NEED TO DO BEFORE YOU CAN GET A K

#122 [THINGS YOU NEED TO DO BEFORE YOU CAN GET A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT]
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Hello everyone & Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂
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Few things would be better than being thankful for the "gift of life" that transplant recipients like us receive from our kind, altruistic kidney donors. The gratitude is simply immeasurable! 🙏
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Today, with our 2nd article in the kidney transplant series, we provide an outline of all the steps that an average pre kidney transplant preparation for the kidney patient & the kidney donor entails.
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Click on the LATEST LINK IN THE BIO to go to the article.
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Copy-paste the link below to go to the article directly:
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https://www.allthingskidney.com/category/kidney-transplant/
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Find detailed explanations on:
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🔸️Finding a matched kidney donor
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🔸️What-why-how of cross matching & tissue typing
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🔸️Pre-transplant testing to assess donor fitness
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🔸️Pre-transplant testing of patient & assessment of general fitness for surgery
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🔸️In-camera donor consent (in select nations only)
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And more!
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Stay kidney-aware! Be a better prepared kidney warrior. 🙂
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Take care all of you!

#121 [KIDNEY TRANSPLANT BASICS] . Presenting our m

#121 [KIDNEY TRANSPLANT BASICS]
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Presenting our medical jargon-free Kidney Transplant series from a unique perspective of medical doctors who have experienced life with chronic kidney disease & are now clinically stable after a kidney transplant.
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Soon after unwell kidneys enter End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) i.e. Kidney failure, medicines alone do not suffice. Along this course, patient survival essentially requires "assistive" treatments like Dialysis for unwell kidneys to "tide over" or preferably, a renal replacement therapy in the truest sense like a Kidney transplant, where a healthy donor kidney gradually "takes over all functions of the unwell kidneys" to help you lead a relatively normal life.
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While kidney transplants are the best treatment in the majority of cases with ESRD, it has its share of nitty gritties as well. This is what our Kidney Transplant Series aims to help you with.
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We begin the series with an introduction touching upon the bare basics that every Transplant candidate must be thoroughly aware of.
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Click on the NEW LINK IN THE BIO to get to the post.
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https://www.allthingskidney.com/kidney-transplant-basics/
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We will roll out further guidance successively to walk you through this process. Keep a tab of this space for more.
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Stay informed, vigilant, safe & warm. And like we love saying, Hap"pee" Learning about Kidneys! 🙂

#120 [CAN CREATINE SUPPLEMENTS HARM KIDNEYS?] Cre

#120 [CAN CREATINE SUPPLEMENTS HARM KIDNEYS?] Creatine Supplements are a common performance-enhancing agent. It is also rather popular with fitness enthusiasts, athletes and professional bodybuilders these days. But a growing number of Creatine consumers are also concerned about if these supplements could damage kidneys.
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Now, anything kidney tingles our neurons immediately! So we decided to address these concerns with the article today.
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📌 Creatine Basics
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📌 How the body reacts to Creatine Supplements
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📌 The Creatine-Kidney-connect
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📌 How Cteatine Supplements can affect kidney filtration
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📌 Ways in which Creatine Supplements could potentially cause kidney damage and when
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📌 Symptoms that you must keep track of to sense if you have developed any kidney issue after starting on Creatine powders
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📌 The take home message! _________________________________ Click on the new link in the BIO
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Read the article to understand the kind of relationship that Creatine Supplements share with your kidneys, when things remain friendly, when it could "hit a rough patch" & the warning signs to prevent an irreversible damage on time.
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Stay Kidney-safe. Stay well all of you! 🙂

#119 Amid the COVID-19 pandemonium, we at Team ATK

#119 Amid the COVID-19 pandemonium, we at Team ATK quietly turned 2 years old. Yay!
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We're ecstatic that our "baby" All Things Kidney - Official <www.allthingskidney.com> is now half way through toddlerhood, receiving some good quality attention from the "kidney family" worldwide. All thanks to our beautiful readers / followers / clients for their valuable suggestions & encouragement all through.
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Also, we are enthusiastic about the fact that there is so much to learn about & a lot more growing up to be done. So we request your kind company all along as well! 🙂
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If we take a quick look over the past year, we offered:
🔸️Patient Resources (Kidney Function Calculators)
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🔸️Guides on High Blood Pressure in Kidney Disease
#allthingskidney108 #allthingskidney109
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🔸️List of vaccines safe for kidney patients & those necessary before a Transplant
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🔸️Explanation on how non-kidney infections that can harm kidneys #allthingskidney118
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🔸️List of medicines that can cause kidney damage #allthingskidney117
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🔸️Tips to ace your dietary Phosphorus management with CKD #allthingskidney91
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Ways to be Protein-Smart with CKD
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🔸️Insight on a practical kidney friendly grocery list #allthingskidney95
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🔸️101-guide on Kidney-friendly kitchens
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🔸️A-Z Dialysis guides sans medical jargon
#allthingskidney106 #allthingskidney107 #allthingskidney112
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🔸️Mythbusters on popular health fads that damage kidneys
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AND OF COURSE 👇
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🔸️Complete COVID-19 guides for kidney patients & a COVID-19 research repository #allthingskidney103
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These were just the highlights. Of course there's a lot more!
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With your support, we hope to continue our effort towards further unraveling the enigma called Human Kidneys in health & disease to help you gain clarity on this crucial organ.
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After all, knowing what's going on within your body enhances your ability to take control of your patient experience & navigate it from a position of strength. Trust us, that helps.
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Stay informed+empowered with Team ATK (link in BIO) 🙂

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