How can you tell if your kidneys are not working properly?

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asked Oct 1, 2018 in Other- Health by Macklenackle (230 points)
How can you tell if your kidneys are not working properly?

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answered Oct 1, 2018 by Adf289 (58,200 points)
Some signs that you may have kidney disease are trouble concentrating, you have less energy than before or are tired all the time.

Having anemia is also a complication that can lead to kidney disease so if you're anemic then you have a high chance of developing kidney disease in your future so always get checked regularly.

Although kidney disease can't be cured if you catch the kidney disease in time and get on dialysis or have a kidney transplant then you stand a higher chance of living longer.

Your doctor can draw some blood from you and test your blood for build up of toxins.

When your kidneys are not functioning properly and not filtering out those toxins then the toxins will show up in a blood test indicating kidney failure.

Those toxins must be removed from your blood in order for you to survive and that's where the dialysis machine comes in to filter your blood and remove those toxins so you can survive.
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answered Oct 1, 2018 by Christeen (70,120 points)
When you go in for your regular blood test if you have kidney disease then the results should show up on the blood test to determine whether you have kidney disease.

So if you think you may have kidney disease or kidney failure your should go to the doctor to get tested and have blood drawn.

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