INTRODUCTION: About kidney disease in the Philippines. Did you know that kidney disease was among the top 10 caused of death among Filipinos. The prevalence of kidney diseases has been in an increasing trend especially end-stage renal disease (ESRD). One Filipinos develops chronic renal failure every hour or about 120 Filipinos per million population per year. ESRD means that they are unable to eliminate the poisons and waste chemicals that are produced by the body’s metabolic activity.
The kidneys are important parts of the urinary system and performs vital functions as monitors and regulators of the body fluids. They produce and release a variety of chemicals to keep the body healthy and filter the entire supply every 2 minutes excreting waste materials through the urine.
Kidney disease is a life threatening condition that requires medical care. Once a person diagnose with ESRD, there are two options: dialysis or transplantation. Each year only 200 or 300 patients can afford transplantation out of 10 thousand patients. There are two simple and inexpensive test available to check your kidneys: urine for protein and blood for serum creatinine.
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