Do You Know about

your Kidney ?
Normal Functions of Your
Kidneys
1. Excretion of metabolic wastes
(resulting from normal
constructive and destructive
mechanisms of body)
2. Maintain and regulate balance
of the volumes and
concentration of Water and
in Body
3. Regulation of blood pressure
4. Regulation of red blood cell
production
5. Keep the bones and other
body structures healthy
 Did You Know ?
 Size of your single Kidney is
equivalent to your Fist
 Kidneys Filter, blood of our body
 Each Kidney has 1 million Nephrons
(Nephron is the functional unit of Kidney)

 Ifjoined in series, Nephrons form a

100 km chain.
 Did You Know ?
 Normal person usually
utilises only 30% of
Kidney’s functional
capacity
 A person can live a normal
life with only one Kidney !
Common Causes of Kidney Failure
Long Standing / uncontrolled:
 High Blood Pressure
 Diabetes Mellitus
 Infections in the Kidneys
 Kidney Stones

And
 Certain diseases, involving Kidneys
either directly or indirectly
 Direct trauma to kidneys, resulting
from accidents and injuries
Prevent Kidney Failure
By…
 Drinking 8-10 glasses of good quality
water everyday
 Avoiding overdose of drugs
 Taking appropriate treatment of kidney
stones
 Timely adequate control of High Blood
Pressure, Diabetes and other specific
diseases
 Avoiding Sedentary life
 Avoiding Alcoholic drinks
 Prevention, through
awareness and early
detection, is the key to
avoiding kidney failure.