Signs and symptoms of kidney disease are often nonspecific and may resemble a variety of other diseases. Below is an early warning of kidney disease to remind you checked out as soon as possible before his condition worsened, reported by The Star.

First,
Recognize the symptoms of kidney failure
Kidneys help your body remove excess water, kidney failure can cause the body to retain water more than they should. This causes swelling around the eyes and swelling in the hands and feet.

The kidneys are also supposed to help regulate our blood pressure. When the kidney is damaged, we also may have high blood pressure.

After the 'filter' the blood, the kidneys excrete (remove) excess water, waste products and toxins through our urine. The kidneys are damaged or sick can not filter out much urine. Kidney problems can be characterized by decreased urine volume. People with kidney disease may experience problems with urination (pain, or frequent urination).

The kidneys are located on the back, just below our rib. Pain in middle back also can indicate problems with the kidneys.

Second,
Assess urine products
It may be difficult to detect early changes in the urine only by looking. But the changes are obvious, such as urine becomes foamy (because the presence of many proteins), bleeding (presence of blood in the urine), or coffee-colored urine (blood or protein of pigmented), warning bells should be no problems with your kidneys.

Three,
Let the machine take care of the rest
Trace amounts of protein or blood often do not change the appearance of urine, although they may indicate decreased kidney function and kidney disease early. However, analysis of urine through lab tests to find them.

When it is found, your doctor may recommend further testing involving a blood test to measure abnormalities in the blood that indicate decreased kidney function. For example, elevated levels of serum creatinine (creatinine is a waste product in blood that is excreted by the kidneys).

A calculation of glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine (called estimated GFR or eGFR) will tell the doctor: one kidney to function normally or not. Then eGFR is used to determine the stage or severity of chronic kidney disease.
source : Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta