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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 ...