Creatinine is a waste product. Our muscles produce it naturally. It comes from the breakdown of creatine. Creatine helps muscles get energy. When muscles work, creatinine forms. It enters the bloodstream. Healthy kidneys filter it out. They remove it from the blood. It then leaves the body in urine. This constant process keeps us healthy.…
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The kidneys function continuously without pause. They filter excess waste from your bloodstream. They also manage fluid levels in the body. If hydration drops, kidneys strain to perform. Reduced water means reduced efficiency. Waste accumulates faster than the kidneys can remove it. This buildup may impact other organs. Even mild dehydration reduces kidney filtering capacity.…
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Kidneys suffer silently under pressure. Elevated blood pressure places continuous strain on delicate filtering structures. This pressure damages glomeruli over time. The body compensates by narrowing blood vessels. Less oxygen reaches filtering units. Fibrosis begins within those tiny networks. High systolic values often go unnoticed. Control requires consistency, not just emergency treatment. Medications like ACE…
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When your doctor schedules a kidney function test, fasting might be required based on the method chosen. While not all tests demand this, some—particularly those measuring blood urea nitrogen (BUN) or creatinine—can yield more accurate results if food intake is restricted. Fasting typically involves not eating or drinking anything except water for 8 to 12…
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My doctor mentioned the kidneys while reviewing my heart results. I was confused. He explained more. The kidneys filter based on pressure. Every heartbeat pushes blood through them. When pressure stays high, the kidneys adapt. But that adaptation has a cost. I hadn’t considered them connected. I thought they lived in different worlds. My blood…
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Most people don’t feel it coming. The kidneys seem to work normally for years. But high blood sugar begins damaging the smallest blood vessels. These vessels filter waste from your blood. As damage increases, protein starts leaking into urine. You won’t feel pain. You won’t notice swelling at first. But something is changing inside. Albumin…
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People often associate high blood pressure with stroke or heart problems. Fewer understand its effect on kidneys. The kidneys contain small vessels that filter waste from the blood. When blood pressure is high, these vessels narrow and thicken. This reduces the kidneys’ ability to filter effectively. Over time, toxins build up. Damage continues even without…
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You don’t feel it all at once. Maybe more swelling. Less energy. A strange taste in your mouth. Nausea that lingers. It’s slow. Quiet. But the blood starts holding on to things it should’ve let go. Waste. Fluids. Electrolytes. The kidneys used to handle it. Now, they can’t. That’s when dialysis enters the conversation. Not…
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You don’t wake up knowing it’s time to see a nephrologist. There’s no alarm. No burning sensation. Just a blood test. A slight change. Maybe your creatinine is up. Maybe your GFR has dropped. Maybe there’s protein in your urine. It’s easy to shrug it off. You feel fine. No swelling. No fatigue. But kidneys…
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The kidneys sit quietly, tucked near the spine. One on each side. Small, but always working. They don’t pulse like the heart. Don’t expand like the lungs. But every moment, they filter your blood. Every minute, they clean what the rest of the body leaves behind. They don’t ask for much. Just hydration. Just blood…
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