World Kidney Day celebration started in 2006 jointly by International Society of Nephrology and International Federation of Kidney foundations. WKD is a celebrated on 2nd Thursday of March every year all over the world. This year’s slogan is Kidneys for life; Stop Acute Kidney Injury, which focuses on the understanding the causes, prevention and treatment of Acute Kidney Injury. As a part of this programme Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital – Centre For Robotic Surgery has organised a “Walkathon” in Nadiad on Sunday 10th March 2013.
Objectives of World Kidney Day:
• Raise awareness about our "amazing kidneys": Their primary role is to maintain the balance of bodily fluids by filtering and secreting metabolites and minerals from the blood and excreting them, along with water, as urine. The kidneys control blood stream levels of many minerals and molecules including sodium and potassium, and help to control blood acidity. Helps to regulate the Blood pressure. They strengthen the bone and increase the Hemoglobin content in the blood.
• Highlight that diabetes and high blood pressure are key risk factors for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Encourage systematic screening of all patients with diabetes and hypertension for CKD: India is the capital of Diabetes. Type 2 (adult onset) is most common and10 to 40 percent of those eventually will suffer from kidney failure: the most serious complication of the disease. The earliest sign of diabetic kidney disease is an increased excretion of albumin in the urine. This is present long before the usual tests done in the doctor's office show a loss of kidney function. So it is important to have this test on a yearly basis. Maintaining control of the diabetes can lower the risk of developing both kidney failure and cardiovascular events (heart attack, strokes).
• High blood pressure can independently cause CKD, and CKD can cause high blood pressure. The treatment of high blood pressure has become the most important intervention in the management of all forms of CKD. Lowering blood pressure will reduce the risk of heart disease, which for most patients with CKD, is a more immediate threat than end-stage renal disease (ESRD). It will also reduce the chance of developing ESRD requiring dialysis or kidney transplantation.
• Encourage preventive behaviours: Reduce salt intake; plenty of fluids, Stop smoking, Regular exercise.
• Educate all medical professionals about their key role in detecting and reducing the risk of CKD, particularly in high risk populations
• Acute Kidney Injury: Acute Kidney Injury is a condition in which there is a sudden drop in the function of the kidneys over hours or days with the retention of nitrogenous waste products- it can affect anyone. In the developing world where children and young adults are at special risk for AKI because it occurs frequently as the result of gastroenteritis, poisonings, malaria or other infectious diseases. Victims of crush injuries in natural disasters such as earthquakes often die of AKI. Many cases of AKI can be prevented simply by educating the community, and local and regional health care practitioners about prevention and early warning signs requiring immediate intervention. It can be difficult to identify and is dangerous.
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