All about kidneys
If you have kidney disease, it means your kidneys are damaged and do not filter waste and extra fluid from your blood as well as they should. Understand the stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD), tests for kidney disease and things that can raise your chance of getting it (risk factors).
5 stages
Understand the stages
Explore chronic kidney disease (CKD) and how the stages are based on the eGFR test. Get an overview of each of the five stages.
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Learn what symptoms to watch for and contact your doctor when you notice a possible problem
What to know when you've just been diagnosed
Explore the symptoms of kidney disease and kidney failure
See the health conditions can cause chronic kidney disease or kidney failure
Risk factors are things that give you a higher chance of having a condition, such as kidney disease. Are you at risk?
Learn the causes of kidney disease as well as the most common causes of kidney failure in children