Fortel Kidney Disease Screening Test

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a chronic (long-term) condition where the kidneys progressively lose their function.

CKD does not usually cause any symptoms until it has reached an advanced stage. The main symptoms include:

•tiredness
•swollen ankles, feet or hands (due to water retention)
•shortness of breath
•blood in the urine

Chronic Kidney Disease is a potentially serious condition because the kidneys carry out several important functions within the body, such as filtering waste products from the blood and regulating blood flow.

However, if the condition is diagnosed at an early stage, further damage to the kidneys can be prevented with a combination of lifestyle changes and medication, and more serious symptoms and complications can be avoided.

The Fortel Kidney Disease Screening Test is a simple at home test for the qualitative detection of raised levels of albumin in urine. Elevated albumin is an early sign of possible kidney damage. Detection of elevated urinary albumin can aid in the early detection and treatment of kidney disease in diabetics.

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The kidneys

The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs located on either side of the body, just underneath the ribcage. The main role of the kidneys is to filter out waste products from the blood before converting them into urine. The kidneys also:

•help maintain blood pressure
•maintain the correct levels of chemicals in your body which, in turn, will help the heart and muscles to function properly
•produce a type of vitamin D, which is used to keep bones healthy
•produce a substance called erythropoietin, which helps stimulate the production of red blood cells

How common is chronic kidney disease?

CKD is very common and is primarily associated with ageing. The older you get, the more likely you are to have some degree of kidney disease. For example, it is estimated that about one in five men and one in four women between the ages of 65 and 74 have some degree of CKD.

The most common cause of CKD is damage caused by other chronic (long-term) conditions, such as diabetes and high blood pressure (hypertension).

Home Kidney Function Test

Your body has two kidneys one on each side of your abdomen. Each kidney makes urine, which then drains down the ureter's and into the bladder. The bladder then stores the urine until you pass it through the urethra when you go to the toilet.

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What is a kidney infection?

Kidney infection or pyelonephritis as it's medically known is an infection of one or both kidneys. Kidney infections can develop at any age and are usually more common in women.

Kidney infections develop when bacteria from the bladder travels up the kidneys, this can happen when you have cystitis, although most people who have cystitis will not get a kidney infection.

The following are symptoms that you may get with a kidney infection, you may not have all these symptoms, some people with a kidney infection will just feel generally unwell.

A dull ache or pain in the lower back or abdomen.
Pain when passing urine.
Feeling of wanting to pass urine more often than usual and yet having very little urine to pass.
Urine may be dark or cloudy and contain blood.
A high temperature, fever and shivering
Foul smelling urine.
Nausea or vomiting.
Diarrhoea.