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      • Introduction to your kidneys
      • Kidney disease facts and stats
      • Preventing kidney disease
        • Know Your Kidney Numbers
        • Know Your Kidneys: Preventing and slowing down kidney disease
      • Risk factors
        • Diabetes
        • High blood pressure
        • Race/ethnicity – Kidney disease risk factors
        • Family history
        • Heart disease
        • Obesity
      • Signs and symptoms
      • Tests
        • Urine tests
        • eGFR
        • Serum creatinine test
        • Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test
        • Kidney biopsy
        • Kidney ultrasound
      • Stages of kidney disease
        • Stage 1 chronic kidney disease (CKD)
        • Stage 2 chronic kidney disease (CKD)
        • Stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD)
        • Stage 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD)
        • Stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD)
      • Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
        • Newly diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD)
      • End-stage renal disease (kidney failure, ESRD)
      • Other kidney diseases
        • Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS)
        • Alport syndrome
        • Amyloidosis
        • Cystinosis
        • Fabry disease
        • Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
        • Glomerulonephritis (glomerular disease)
        • Goodpasture syndrome
        • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA)
        • Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
        • Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)
        • IgA nephropathy
        • Interstitial nephritis
        • Lupus nephritis
        • Minimal change disease
        • Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
        • Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
        • APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease
        • Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome
        • Complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3G)
        • Primary hyperoxaluria and oxalate (PH)
      • Other kidney problems
        • Protein in urine
        • Kidney stones
        • Kidney pain
        • Blood in urine (hematuria)
        • Kidney infection
        • Acute kidney injury (AKI)
        • Kidney cancer
        • Hepatitis C
        • Alagille syndrome
        • Nephrotic syndrome
      • Kidney disease in children
        • Causes of kidney disease in children
        • Health problems caused by kidney disease
        • Stages of kidney disease in children
      • Webinar
        Itchy skin and kidney disease: Understanding chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus (CKD-aP)
      • Health problems caused by kidney disease
        • Anemia in chronic kidney disease
        • Anemia in end-stage renal disease
        • Gout
        • High phosphorus (hyperphosphatemia)
        • High potassium (hyperkalemia)
        • Metabolic acidosis
        • Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT)
        • Pruritus (itchy skin)
      • Just diagnosed with kidney disease
      • Mental health and kidney disease
      • Healthy eating & activity
        • Kidney Kitchen: recipes, tools and guides
        • Kidney failure (ESRD) diet
        • Kidney-friendly eating plan
      • Balancing work, family & travel
      • Understanding health insurance
      • COVID-19 and kidney patients: What you need to know
      • COVID-19 vaccines and people with kidney disease
        • COVID-19 vaccine and kidney disease: Frequently asked questions
      • Kidney patients' rights
        • Preparing for transplant
        • Transplant waiting list
        • Living donor kidney transplants
        • Finding a living kidney donor
        • Preparing for your living kidney donation
        • Deceased donor kidney transplants
        • Life after transplant: Rejection prevention and healthy tips
          • Immunosuppressant (anti-rejection) medicines
          • Kidney rejection after transplant
          • Mental health and support after transplant
          • Other health issues after a transplant
          • Recovery after transplant surgery
          • Living healthy after a transplant
        • Organ and tissue donation
          • Donate a kidney
          • What to consider before donating a kidney
          • Financial questions about kidney donation
        • Kidney transplant in children
        • 2022 AKF Living Donor Protection Report Card
          • Clinical trials for kidney disease and other kidney diseases
          • Dialysis
            • New to dialysis
            • Peritoneal dialysis
            • Hemodialysis
            • Home hemodialysis
            • Choosing a hemodialysis treatment plan
            • About vascular access
            • Your dialysis care team
          • What is a clinical trial?
          • Who can participate?
          • Medicines for kidney disease
          • Types of clinical trials
          • Medical management and palliative care
          • Phases of clinical trials
          • Are clinical trials safe?
          • How do clinical trials work?
          • Who pays for my health care during a clinical trial?
          • Advantages and disadvantages of participating in clinical trials
          • What happens during and after a clinical trial?
          • What questions should I ask?
          • Important clinical trial terms to understand
          • Diversity in clinical trials
            • Community Resource Finder
            • David Atkins Living Donor Assistance Fund
            • Help with insurance premium payments
              • Dialysis providers' code of conduct
            • Safety net grants
            • Disaster relief financial grants
              • Disaster preparedness for kidney patients
              • Disaster preparedness for professionals
            • Prescription drug resources
            • Grants for children
            • Veterans and kidney disease
            • Education scholarship
            • Online continuing education
            • Clinical Scientist in Nephrology program
              • Meet our CSN award recipients
            • Unknown Causes of Kidney Disease Project
            • Explore recent renal news
            • Kidney Kitchen for professionals
            • GMS login
              • Take action: Contact your lawmakers
              • Learn about the Living Donor Protection Report Card
              • Become a Kidney Health Coach
              • Calendar Kids Art Contest
              • Fundraise for AKF
              • National Camp Program
                • View ways to give to AKF
                • Why give to AKF
                • Donate in honor or memorial
                • Fundraise for AKF
                • Give monthly
                • Donate a car
                • Make a planned gift
                • Leadership giving
                • Join us at an event
                  • The Hope Affair Annual Gala
                  • A Pairing for Prevention: Boston
                  • New York Golf Classic
                • Become a corporate partner
                • Donate gently used items in GA and NC
                • How to make a free will in 10 steps
                • Real estate program
                • Health Equity: take action
                  • Join our Advocacy Network
                  • Take action: Contact your lawmakers
                  • Our 2023 Policy Agenda
                    • Addressing health disparities and advancing health equity
                    • Addressing the impact of climate change on people with kidney disease
                    • Improving early detection of kidney disease and addressing the unknown causes of kidney disease
                    • Utilizing nutrition as a way to prevent and manage chronic diseases
                    • Encouraging organ donation and supporting kidney transplants
                    • Ensuring access to high quality, patient-centered care for Medicare beneficiaries with kidney disease
                    • Ensuring adequate funding for kidney research and promoting innovation
                    • Ensuring equity in the COVID-19 pandemic response
                    • Fighting insurance discrimination against patients on dialysis
                    • Protecting and enhancing access to health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, and employer-sponsored insurance
                    • Protecting patient access to needed medications; supporting lower prescription drug costs
                    • Supporting Medigap reform
                  • Our 2023 Legislative Priorities
                  • Policy Resources
                  • View the Living Donor Protection Report Card
                GMS loginOur blogResource library
                Donate todayGet involved

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                • 37 Mile Challenge

                  Join KidneyNation and raise funds for kidney patients

                • A young Hispanic woman hugging an older woman

                  Learn how we are fighting for health equity in kidney disease

                • Fall blog photo

                  View our favorite kidney-friendly fall recipes

                All donations 2X MATCHED today. Double your impact >>> 

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                American Kidney Fund
                American Kidney Fund
                  • Why we fight
                  • Vision and mission
                  • Our impact
                  • Our history: A legacy of caring
                  • Our newsroom
                  • Careers
                  • Financials and accountability
                    • Charity ratings and recognition
                    • Annual reports
                    • Audit and IRS forms
                    • Corporate Relationship Policy
                    • Financial Interest Disclosure
                    • Gift Acceptance Policy
                    • Conflict of Interest
                    • List of corporate sponsors
                    • Whistleblower Policy
                  • Our team
                    • Board of Trustees
                    • Executive Team
                    • Leadership Team
                  • Award recognition for patient-friendly content
                    • Introduction to your kidneys
                    • Kidney disease facts and stats
                    • Preventing kidney disease
                      • Know Your Kidney Numbers
                      • Know Your Kidneys: Preventing and slowing down kidney disease
                    • Risk factors
                      • Diabetes
                      • High blood pressure
                      • Race/ethnicity – Kidney disease risk factors
                      • Family history
                      • Heart disease
                      • Obesity
                    • Signs and symptoms
                    • Tests
                      • Urine tests
                      • eGFR
                      • Serum creatinine test
                      • Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test
                      • Kidney biopsy
                      • Kidney ultrasound
                    • Stages of kidney disease
                      • Stage 1 chronic kidney disease (CKD)
                      • Stage 2 chronic kidney disease (CKD)
                      • Stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD)
                      • Stage 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD)
                      • Stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD)
                    • Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
                      • Newly diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD)
                    • End-stage renal disease (kidney failure, ESRD)
                    • Other kidney diseases
                      • Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS)
                      • Alport syndrome
                      • Amyloidosis
                      • Cystinosis
                      • Fabry disease
                      • Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
                      • Glomerulonephritis (glomerular disease)
                      • Goodpasture syndrome
                      • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA)
                      • Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
                      • Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)
                      • IgA nephropathy
                      • Interstitial nephritis
                      • Lupus nephritis
                      • Minimal change disease
                      • Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
                      • Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
                      • APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease
                      • Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome
                      • Complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3G)
                      • Primary hyperoxaluria and oxalate (PH)
                    • Other kidney problems
                      • Protein in urine
                      • Kidney stones
                      • Kidney pain
                      • Blood in urine (hematuria)
                      • Kidney infection
                      • Acute kidney injury (AKI)
                      • Kidney cancer
                      • Hepatitis C
                      • Alagille syndrome
                      • Nephrotic syndrome
                    • Kidney disease in children
                      • Causes of kidney disease in children
                      • Health problems caused by kidney disease
                      • Stages of kidney disease in children
                    • Webinar
                      Itchy skin and kidney disease: Understanding chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus (CKD-aP)
                    • Health problems caused by kidney disease
                      • Anemia in chronic kidney disease
                      • Anemia in end-stage renal disease
                      • Gout
                      • High phosphorus (hyperphosphatemia)
                      • High potassium (hyperkalemia)
                      • Metabolic acidosis
                      • Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT)
                      • Pruritus (itchy skin)
                    • Just diagnosed with kidney disease
                    • Mental health and kidney disease
                    • Healthy eating & activity
                      • Kidney Kitchen: recipes, tools and guides
                      • Kidney failure (ESRD) diet
                      • Kidney-friendly eating plan
                    • Balancing work, family & travel
                    • Understanding health insurance
                    • COVID-19 and kidney patients: What you need to know
                    • COVID-19 vaccines and people with kidney disease
                      • COVID-19 vaccine and kidney disease: Frequently asked questions
                    • Kidney patients' rights
                      • Preparing for transplant
                      • Transplant waiting list
                      • Living donor kidney transplants
                      • Finding a living kidney donor
                      • Preparing for your living kidney donation
                      • Deceased donor kidney transplants
                      • Life after transplant: Rejection prevention and healthy tips
                        • Immunosuppressant (anti-rejection) medicines
                        • Kidney rejection after transplant
                        • Mental health and support after transplant
                        • Other health issues after a transplant
                        • Recovery after transplant surgery
                        • Living healthy after a transplant
                      • Organ and tissue donation
                        • Donate a kidney
                        • What to consider before donating a kidney
                        • Financial questions about kidney donation
                      • Kidney transplant in children
                      • 2022 AKF Living Donor Protection Report Card
                        • Clinical trials for kidney disease and other kidney diseases
                        • Dialysis
                          • New to dialysis
                          • Peritoneal dialysis
                          • Hemodialysis
                          • Home hemodialysis
                          • Choosing a hemodialysis treatment plan
                          • About vascular access
                          • Your dialysis care team
                        • What is a clinical trial?
                        • Who can participate?
                        • Medicines for kidney disease
                        • Types of clinical trials
                        • Medical management and palliative care
                        • Phases of clinical trials
                        • Are clinical trials safe?
                        • How do clinical trials work?
                        • Who pays for my health care during a clinical trial?
                        • Advantages and disadvantages of participating in clinical trials
                        • What happens during and after a clinical trial?
                        • What questions should I ask?
                        • Important clinical trial terms to understand
                        • Diversity in clinical trials
                          • Community Resource Finder
                          • David Atkins Living Donor Assistance Fund
                          • Help with insurance premium payments
                            • Dialysis providers' code of conduct
                          • Safety net grants
                          • Disaster relief financial grants
                            • Disaster preparedness for kidney patients
                            • Disaster preparedness for professionals
                          • Prescription drug resources
                          • Grants for children
                          • Veterans and kidney disease
                          • Education scholarship
                          • Online continuing education
                          • Clinical Scientist in Nephrology program
                            • Meet our CSN award recipients
                          • Unknown Causes of Kidney Disease Project
                          • Explore recent renal news
                          • Kidney Kitchen for professionals
                          • GMS login
                            • Take action: Contact your lawmakers
                            • Learn about the Living Donor Protection Report Card
                            • Become a Kidney Health Coach
                            • Calendar Kids Art Contest
                            • Fundraise for AKF
                            • National Camp Program
                              • View ways to give to AKF
                              • Why give to AKF
                              • Donate in honor or memorial
                              • Fundraise for AKF
                              • Give monthly
                              • Donate a car
                              • Make a planned gift
                              • Leadership giving
                              • Join us at an event
                                • The Hope Affair Annual Gala
                                • A Pairing for Prevention: Boston
                                • New York Golf Classic
                              • Become a corporate partner
                              • Donate gently used items in GA and NC
                              • How to make a free will in 10 steps
                              • Real estate program
                              • Health Equity: take action
                                • Join our Advocacy Network
                                • Take action: Contact your lawmakers
                                • Our 2023 Policy Agenda
                                  • Addressing health disparities and advancing health equity
                                  • Addressing the impact of climate change on people with kidney disease
                                  • Improving early detection of kidney disease and addressing the unknown causes of kidney disease
                                  • Utilizing nutrition as a way to prevent and manage chronic diseases
                                  • Encouraging organ donation and supporting kidney transplants
                                  • Ensuring access to high quality, patient-centered care for Medicare beneficiaries with kidney disease
                                  • Ensuring adequate funding for kidney research and promoting innovation
                                  • Ensuring equity in the COVID-19 pandemic response
                                  • Fighting insurance discrimination against patients on dialysis
                                  • Protecting and enhancing access to health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, and employer-sponsored insurance
                                  • Protecting patient access to needed medications; supporting lower prescription drug costs
                                  • Supporting Medigap reform
                                • Our 2023 Legislative Priorities
                                • Policy Resources
                                • View the Living Donor Protection Report Card
                              GMS loginOur blogResource library
                              Donate todayGet involved
                              • 37 Mile Challenge

                                Join KidneyNation and raise funds for kidney patients

                              • A young Hispanic woman hugging an older woman

                                Learn how we are fighting for health equity in kidney disease

                              • Fall blog photo

                                View our favorite kidney-friendly fall recipes

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                              Gout symptoms, causes, treatments, and relation to kidney disease

                              Gout is a type of arthritis that causes swelling and pain in your joints. Learn how kidney disease can lead to gout, and gout can lead to kidney disease.
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                              How to manage gout attacks

                              Gout attacks, also called flares or flare-ups, can come on suddenly and be extremely painful. Learn how to manage your gout attacks.
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                              Who is at risk for gout?

                              Anyone can get gout, but it is more common in men than in women. Gout is also more common in adults than in children.
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                              Gout and kidney disease

                              Kidney disease can lead to gout, and gout may lead to kidney disease. If you have either condition, talk to your doctor about preventing the other.
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                              Certain foods and drinks are better than others for controlling gout.
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