importance of maintaining healthy kidney

THESE ARE THE KIDNEYS

1.) Our kidneys can be damaged by :

-Hypertension (high blood pressure)

-Diabetes mellitus (high level of glucose in the blood)

-Excessive use of alcohol

-Long term use of medicines, e.g. antibiotics, aspirin

and panadol

-Old age

2.) Kidney damage can be detected

through signs such as:

-High blood pressure which is difficult

to control

-Blood, albumen or creatinine in the

urine

-Reduced volume of urine

* Unhealthy kidneys often cannot remove

all the excretory wastes from the blood.

The remaining waste substances will then

accumulate to a harmful level in the

blood. The harmful waste in the blood is

poisonous to the to the body cells

* The main causes of kidney damage are

high blood pressure and diabetes

To look after our kidneys well, we

should go for regular check-ups

to detect any kidney damage.

Use dipsticks to

test the urine for

albumen.

See your doctor

to carry out a

kidney scan.

Use dipsticks to

test urine for

glucose.

WE SHOULD ALSO DRINK MORE WATER

TO MAINTAIN THE HEALTH OF KIDNEYS