Question

a) What is chronic kidney disease? (1 mark).

b) What are the most common causes of CKD? (1 mark)

c) What are the major consequences in the body of having CKD? (1 mark).

d) What are the most common symptoms of patients with CKD?(1mark)

e) What happens if CKD continues untreated and kidneys function at only 10-15% capacity? (1 mark).

Answer 1

A) Chronic kidney disease is a condition characterized by gradual loss of kidney function over time.

B) Major 2 causes of CKD is diabetes and high blood pressure, which are responsible for 2/3 rd of the CKD cases.

• When blood sugar is high it leads to diabetes melittus, which can cause severe damage to kidney and heart.

C) major consequences of CKD include progression to kidney failure, as well as complication of decreased kidney function, such as cardiovascular disease, anemia and bone disease.

D) symptoms of CKD include dark urine, blood in urine, swollen feet and ankles, anemia etc.

E) If CKD is left untreated it can progress to kidney failure and early cardiovascular disease.

• When kidney stop working, dialysis or kidney transplant is important.
• Kidney failure treated with dialysis or kidney transplant is called end stage renal disease.