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WHY DO KIDNEYS GET SICK?

KIDNEYINFLAMMATION

HYPERTENSIONDIABETES

High blood pressureHigh blood sugar

DO YOU KNOW YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE?

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE or CKD

THESE COULD LEAD TO

HOW CAN WE HELP SICK KIDNEYS FEEL BETTER?

Sometimes, people are lucky to get a healthy

kidney from a relative or another person (donor).

OR

I’M SICK

I’M HEALTHY

OPTION 1: TRANSPLANTATION OPTION 2: DIALYSIS THERAPY

Alternatively, a therapy called ‘dialysis’ can take over most of the jobs

of the kidneys.

HEMODIALYSIS

PERITONEAL DIALYSIS

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