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World Kidney Day: Chronic Kidney Disease Often Asymptomatic

World Kidney Day: Chronic Kidney Disease Often Asymptomatic


World Kidney Day is celebrated every second Thursday in March. In 2023, World Kidney Day is celebrated on March 9. This momentum aims to increase awareness of the importance of kidney health as well as increase awareness of kidney disease.

Kidneys are important organs for filtering blood and separating it from components that are no longer needed by the body. Components that are no longer used are then excreted in the form of urine. When there is a problem with the kidney, its function will decrease.


1. Kidney disease is one of the leading causes of death and the highest cost


Non-communicable diseases are the cause of death in the world and in Indonesia. In Indonesia, chronic kidney disease is the 10th leading cause of death.

Apart from being the most common cause of death, kidney disease is also the highest cause of financing. Most of the financing is dominated by heart disease, cancer, and stroke. Meanwhile, kidney failure ranks 4th with the highest financing.


2. World Kidney Day: Causes of chronic kidney disease


Chronic kidney disease has increased in prevalence from 2 per mil in 2013 to 3.8 per mil in 2018. This number is highest in the age range of 65 to 74 years, followed by those aged 75 years and over, and aged 55 to 64 years.

Director of Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (P2PTM) of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Eva Susanti, S.Kp, M.Kes said at the 2023 World Kidney Day Commemoration event which was broadcast online, that there are risk factors for chronic kidney disease that can be changed and cannot be changed.

Factors that can be changed include type 2 diabetes, hypertension, consumption of pain relievers, inflammation of the kidneys, and use of drugs, psychotropics, and addictive substances.

Meanwhile, risk factors that cannot be changed are a family history of kidney disease, premature birth, trauma to the abdominal area, and certain types of diseases, such as lupus.


3. World Kidney Day: Diabetes is the highest cause of chronic kidney disease


On the same occasion, dr. Wachid Putranto, SpPD-KGH, FINASIM from the Indonesian Nephrology Association (Pernefri) explained that chronic kidney disease is kidney damage both structural and functional that occurs for more than 3 months and progresses progressively. Progressive means that the condition is getting worse over time.

The highest cause of chronic kidney disease is diabetes. The next cause is hypertension, inflammation of the kidneys, cysts on the kidneys, and others.

Chronic kidney disease cannot be cured. Therefore, the goal of treatment is not to cure, but to prevent worsening of kidney function and prevent early death.


4. Chronic kidney disease is often asymptomatic


according to dr. Wachid, chronic kidney disease is often asymptomatic. Usually, new symptoms appear when it is at an advanced stage. Therefore, it is very important to carry out early detection.

He asked to be vigilant if you have foamy urine, red urine, or have hypertension. If it is still in the early stages it has been detected, then it can be prevented so that the condition does not get worse.


5. Prevention of chronic kidney disease


Prevention of chronic kidney disease by maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It is important to avoid taking random drugs. If you already have a disease, it is important to control the disease, such as hypertension or diabetes.


In addition, maintaining an ideal body weight and doing regular physical activity are also important for preventing chronic kidney disease. Regular kidney function checks are also important to know kidney health.


Chronic kidney disease is often asymptomatic in its early stages. Therefore, it is very important to do early detection so it is not too late. If detected early, you can get immediate treatment so that a worse condition can be prevented.

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