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Chronic Kidney Disease

What are some signs and symptoms of CKD?

This is a work in progress. These answers will be answered as this site is developed. If you are a nephrologist and want to contribute please e-mail your cv to Dr. Fadem at

• NKF K DOQI is a major resource
• Medline Plus is a major resource
• Pubmed Reviews
• Google: A major resource
• Newsdesk is being rewritten, and will become a resource
• Lundin's Corner
• Kidney Diet Project
• Renalworld

Frequently Asked Questions Index

• My husband was told he had small kidneys on ultrasound.
• What is Chronic Kidney Disease?
• I have Stage 2 CKD - What does this mean?
• How can I control my stage 3 CKD?
• Can I exercise with CKD?
• Who is at risk for CKD?
• How is CKD detected?
• What are some signs and symptoms of CKD?
• What is the definition of CKD?
• What is the Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)?
• What don't we prefer creatinine clearance any longer?
• What are some signs of kidney damage?
• What is proteinuria?
• Why is the ACR better than the 24 hour urine for protein?