Kidney Disease

1. Which of the following is not a main risk factor for developing kidney disease, as discussed in this lesson?

2. Every kidney contains around one million filtering units comprised of blood vessels, known as _________________________.

3. This gradual deterioration of kidney function over time is called ___________________ kidney disease.

4. Help patients at risk for kidney disease keep their kidneys healthy by ______________________.

5. Select the risk factors for heart disease in the list below (select four):

6. Estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGRF) is a measure of what?

7. A urine albumin result below ___________________ is normal.

8. Which two types of medications below (choose two answers) have been shown to slow down kid- ney disease and delay kidney failure?

9. In peritoneal dialysis, the blood passes through a filter located outside of the body, where the blood is cleaned and returned to your body.

10. Kidney failure is advanced kidney damage where kidneys perform at less than ________________________ of the normal function.