World Kidney Day: Raising Awareness for Kidney Health-by Kalani-eLanka World Kidney Day is a global health awareness campaign celebrated every year on the second Thursday of March. It aims to raise awareness about kidney health and the importance of preventive measures to reduce the risk of kidney diseases. In 2025, World Kidney Day falls on March 13, with the theme emphasizing kidney health for all. The Importance of Kidney Health The kidneys are vital organs that perform essential functions such as filtering waste from the blood, balancing bodily fluids, controlling blood pressure, and producing hormones. Despite their crucial role, kidney diseases often go unnoticed until they reach an advanced stage. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects millions of people worldwide and can lead to serious health complications, including kidney failure. Causes and Risk Factors of Kidney Disease Several factors contribute to kidney diseases, including: Diabetes – High blood sugar levels can ...
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What is the significance of eGFR? – By Dr harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: It stands for-Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) Kidneys are vital for your body. Well-functioning kidneys remove waste and excess fluids from your blood, keep essential minerals in balance, help regulate blood pressure, and produce red blood cells and vitamin D. In other words, your kidneys make sure your body stays healthy and balanced. Now let’s talk about what a glomerulus is. The kidney’s filtering unit’s glomerulus is a specialised bundle of capillaries uniquely situated between two resistance vessels. These capillaries are each contained within the Bowman’s capsule, and they are the only capillary beds in the body that are not surrounded by interstitial tissue. Your kidneys filter your blood by removing waste and extra water to make urine. The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) shows how well the kidneys filter. An estimated 37 million adults in the ...
Discussion on Chronic Kidney Disease-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Transcript WE are all concerned about our heart-health and cholesterol levels, whilst a silent disease may be brewing up in your kidneys, without symptoms for years. So, how can we find out whether our kidneys are healthy or otherwise.Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects 11% of the US population- that is 30 million Americans have CKD. Additional millions are at risk. ...
Chronic Kidney Disease that You Should Know About-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Presenter-Dr. Harold Gunatillake FRCS, MB,BS, AM (Sing), FACS, FIACS Transcript WE are all concerned about our heart-health and cholesterol levels, whilst a silent disease may be brewing up in your kidneys, without symptoms for years. So, how can we find out whether our kidneys are healthy or otherwise. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects 11% of the US population- that is 30 million Americans have CKD. Additional millions are at risk. Early detection can help prevent or control the progression of CDK. In short slow down the disease in moderately advanced situation. In Sri Lanka, it is referred to as the silent Killer, and is common in the North Central and Uva Provinces, affecting more than 15% of the population. This includes children and females, in addition to affecting farmers using pesticides in the paddy fields It is important to understand and ...
