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Information
About Kidney Disease
Arab Countries:
u Arabs
are seeking qualified hospitals and clinics for kidney transplant
surgery: See
UAE
president returns home after kidney transplant
.
u Diabetes
mellitus (type 2 diabetes) is a major
public health problem in Arab countries , with a female preponderance.
Obesity is a characteristic feature of the population and is the leading
cause of chronic kidney failure.
u Over
55% of Arab adults with kidney problems
are on kidney dialysis machines. Cost and time required for dialysis is
driving more patients to seek transplants:
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"According to Ahmed, an Arab kidney transplant
patient:
I have spent a very long time on kidney machines
and I know other patients who have been
on the machine for over 10 years.
I was constantly tired, had very little energy to do anything. I was constantly
on a dialysis machine. Every week, I went for 3 days and over 4 hours every
time. My family life, social life and my work suffered greatly.
Today, after my kidney transplant, my life is
back to normal and I am very grateful to the kidney donor, the doctors
and the hospital which gave me back my life."
USA:
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Over 50,000 Americans die each year because of kidney
disease.
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Over 260,000 Americans suffer from chronic kidney
failure and need an artificial kidney machine (dialysis) or kidney transplantation
to stay alive.
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Over 35,000 patients are waiting for kidney
transplants, but only 11,000 will receive transplants this year due to
a shortage of suitable organ donors.
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Uncontrolled or poorly controlled high blood pressure
is the second leading cause of chronic kidney failure in the U.S., accounting
for about 30 percent of U.S. cases.
Tests
Used for Diagnosing Kidney Disease:
Find out the tests used to discover kidney disease
and what they mean.
Facts
About Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease:
Did you know that Diabetes is the leading cause
of kidney failure
Living
With One Kidney:
It is not unusual, to have only one kidney to
do the work that two kidneys. In fact, many people are born with a single
kidney and lead a normal healthy life.
Important
Information About Dialysis And Kidney Patients:
It is called "End Stage Renal Disease" (ESRD).
In the USA, it is responsible for more than 67,000 deaths each year
with a cost of more than $17.9 billion per year. |
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