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Why should my
family know
about kidney
disease?
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What should I
tell my family
about kidney
disease?
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How can I help
my family
prevent kidney
failure?
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What should my
family members
ask their
doctors?
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T.E.S.T. your
family members
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Where can I get
more
information?
Why should my family
know about kidney
disease?
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Kidney disease
runs in
families.
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Even if only one
person in a
family has
kidney failure,
all blood
relatives should
be tested for
kidney disease.
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With early
treatment,
kidney disease
can be slowed
and dialysis or
a transplant may
be avoided.
What should I tell
my family about
kidney disease?
Tell your family
that:
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Diabetes and
high blood
pressure are the
leading causes
of kidney
failure.
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Control of blood
sugar and blood
pressure may
help the kidneys
stay healthy.
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They should get
tested for
kidney disease
because it runs
in families.
How can I help my
family prevent
kidney failure?
Tell your family
members to talk to
their doctors about
getting tested for
kidney disease.
Doing this may be
difficult, but it
can help save their
lives.
What should my
family members ask
their doctors?
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Tell your family
members to ask
their doctors to
test their blood
and urine for
kidney damage.
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These tests are
the only way to
find out if they
have kidney
disease because
there are no
early warning
signs.
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Finding kidney
disease early
and treating it
can slow kidney
damage and may
prevent kidney
failure.
T.E.S.T. your family
members
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Teach
them that kidney
disease runs in
families.
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Encourage
them to get
tested for
kidney disease.
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Support
their efforts to
control their
diabetes and
high blood
pressure.
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Tell them
where they can
find more
information.
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