More than half of older adults over the age of 75 are thought to have kidney disease. Kidney disease is often silent and occurs when the nephrons, the tiny blood-filtering units of the kidney, become damaged. Damage to the nephrons causes a build-up of toxic waste and fluids within the body.

Reproduced with permission from The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. CKD may be a stronger risk factor for future coronary events and all-cause mortality than diabetes

Rigorous control of blood pressure is required to reduce the growth of cysts in patients with polycystic kidney disease.

Authors' conclusions:  Although the survival benefits of ACEi are known for patients with DKD, the relative effects on survival of ACEi with AIIRA are unknown due to the lack of adequate direct comparison studies

Peritoneal dialysis is a home-based therapy for patients with end-stage kidney disease.

Hypertension is common, but in some cases it is caused by other conditions such as kidney disease, for which investigations are needed to confirm the diagnosis.

The beneficial effects of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors in patients with diabetes have led to trials of the drugs in patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease.

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When you have end stage kidney disease, you are faced with making important decisions about treatment. My Kidneys My Choice decision aid can help.

Albumin is a protein that is present in large amounts in the blood. When kidneys are functioning properly, only a tiny amount of albumin leaks through into t