Chronic Kidney Disease

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  1. 1. leading cause of death in patients with CKD
  2. 5. waste product that comes from muscle activity. Often removed from blood if kidneys working properly
  3. 8. performing exercise immediately post-dialysis may increase the risk for this
  4. 9. common major cause for CKD
  5. 12. functional unit of kidney
  6. 13. sign/symptom indicative of CKD as a result of feeling tired and weak
  7. 14. method used to estimate kidney function
  8. 15. hormone secreted by kidney to increase blood pressure
  9. 16. kidneys help regulate this internal component of health
  10. 18. hormone secreted by liver that is often found in urine of people with CKD
  11. 19. treatment that cleans/filters the blood by removing toxic waste, salt, and extra water
  12. 20. result of fewer red blood cells due decreased EPO production because of damaged kidneys
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  1. 2. Kidney disease is often known as ______ because it has no symptoms in its early stages and can go undetected until it is very advanced
  2. 3. preferred method to monitor exercise intensity, especially in patients on hemodialysis
  3. 4. hormone released by adrenal cortex to increase blood pressure and sodium resorption
  4. 6. CKD patients experience this due to muscle fatigue, anemia, PVD, etc.
  5. 7. sign/symptom indicative of CKD where blood pressure is hard to control
  6. 10. an inflammation of the kidney's filtering units (glomeruli)
  7. 11. exercise leads to an improvement in this particular measure of autonomic nervous system function in the cardiovascular system
  8. 17. term that refers to persistent amounts of protein in urine that is a sign of CKD