Chronic kidney disease

(Today another guest post by Dr Andrew Weissenberger. Read more about Dr Weissenberger here)

Chronic kidney disease (CKD), commonly also known as chronic renal disease, is a progressive, and generally permanent, loss of kidney function over a period of months or years.

If a permanent loss of more the one-third of kidney function occurs, this is defined as chronic kidney disease.

Chronic kidney disease if often associated with, or linked as a secondary condition to, heart diseases and diabetes.

Chronic kidney disease can lead to chronic kidney failure. An increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease is found with those who: Read more