ଆପଣଙ୍କ କିଡନୀ (ବୃକକ୍‌ ) ସୁସ୍ଥ ଅଛି କି ?

କିଡନୀ (ବୃକକ୍‌ ) ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧିୟ ଏହି ଜିନିଷଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଆପଣ ହୁଏତ ଜାଣି ନଥିବେ ।

ସାରା ବିଶ୍ୱର ପ୍ରାୟ ୮୫ କୋଟିରୁ ଅଧିକ ଲୋକ କିଛି ନା କିଛି କିଡନୀ (ବୃକକ୍‌ ) ରୋଗରେ ଆକ୍ରାନ୍ତ ଅଟନ୍ତି ।¹²

ମଧୁମେହ ଓ ଉଚ୍ଚ ରକ୍ତଚାପ ଏହି କିଡନୀ (ବୃକକ୍‌ ) ରୋଗର ଦୁଇଟି ମୁଖ୍ୟ କାରଣ ଅଟେ ।¹³

କିଡନୀ (ବୃକକ୍‌ ) ରୋଗ ଅଧିକା ବ‍ଢ଼ିବା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ମଧ୍ୟ ତାହାର ଲକ୍ଷଣ ଜଣା ପଡ଼େ ନାହିଁ । ତେଣୁ ଆଗରୁ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରିବା ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଜରୁରୀ ।¹⁴

ପ୍ରାରମ୍ଭିକ ଚିକିତ୍ସା ଦ୍ୱାରା କିଡନୀ (ବୃକକ୍‌ ) ରୋଗର ଅତ୍ୟଧିକ ମାତ୍ରାରେ ବଢ଼ିବାକୁ କମାଯାଇ ପାରିବ ।³

କିଡନୀ (ବୃକକ୍‌ ) ଠିକ୍‍ ଭାବରେ ଉପଚାର ଦ୍ୱାରା ହୃଦଘାତ (heart attack) ଏବଂ ପକ୍ଷାଘାତ (stroke)ରୁ ରକ୍ଷା ହୋଇପାରିବ ।^3,11

କିଡନୀ (ବୃକକ୍‌ ) ରୋଗ ହେବା ଦ୍ୱାରା COVID-19ର ପ୍ରାଣନେବା ଜଟିଳତା ବଢ଼ିଯାଇଥାଏ ।¹⁵

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