Kidney Care Campaign - Presentation - Page 6
Kidney Disease
by the Numbers
What is Chronic
Kidney Disease?
STAGE 1
At its simplest, chronic kidney
disease is the gradual loss of
kidney function. There is no cure
for kidney disease, but there
are treatments to slow the
progression. It is characterized
in five stages.3
Though kidney disease is
increasing across the country, in
Saskatchewan, it’s an epidemic.
10% of our population suffers
from chronic kidney disease.
Think of your family gatherings –
1 in 10 people you love may
be affected.
Chronic kidney disease has
a higher mortality rate than
most forms of cancer.5
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STAGE 3
STAGE 5
Normal kidney
function but
abnormalities
in urine or on
ultrasound
point to kidney
damage.
Mildly reduced
kidney function.
Moderately
reduced kidney
function.
Severely reduced
kidney function.
End-stage kidney
disease or kidney
failure.
Treatment
Healthy lifestyle
changes.
Healthy lifestyle
changes.
Healthy lifestyle
changes.
Kidney friendly
diet.
Monitor blood
pressure and
blood sugar.
Monitor blood
pressure and
blood sugar.
Monitor blood
pressure and
blood sugar.
Blood pressure
control.
Take medications
as prescribed.
Take medications
as prescribed.
Take medications
as prescribed.
Kidney
replacement
therapy such
as dialysis or
kidney transplant
OR kidney
supportive care.
Regular kidney
follow-up.
Regular kidney
follow-up.
Regular kidney
follow-up.
No symptoms.
No symptoms.
Fatigue, swelling,
itching, sleep
problems,
changes in
appetite.
This chart is based on: https://www.dciinc.org/kidney-disease-progression
It has doubled nationally in the past twenty years: from 12,547 in 2001 to 23,708 in 2020 in Canada.
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Source: https://www.kidney.org/news/newsroom/fsindex
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STAGE 4
What It
Means
What You
May Notice
The number of Saskatchewan
people requiring dialysis to live
has increased by almost 30%
in the last ten years.4
STAGE 2
Take medications
as prescribed.
Regular kidney
follow-up.
Fatigue, swelling,
itching, sleep
problems,
changes in
appetite, nausea
and vomiting, loss
of concentration.
More fatigue,
swelling, sleep
problems, poor
appetite, weight
loss, nausea,
vomiting, muscle
cramps, “fuzzy”
thinking, changes
in skin color.
