Ask the Doctor Questions about kidney disease? Risk factors?
Signs and symptoms? Are you concerned about yourself, a friend
or family member? Ask Dr. Spry. Nashville, TN— The greater the
severity of hypertension, the greater the likelihood of kidney
impairment, according to data from the National Kidney
Foundation's Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP). Even more
concerning is evidence that more advanced stages of chronic
kidney disease (CKD) are present once one surpasses the
relatively mild blood pressure elevation of 130 mm Hg. Those are
the findings of the latest KEEP Annual Data Report published as
a special supplement to the April issue of the American Journal
of Kidney Diseases, the official journal of the National Kidney
Foundation. KEEP is a voluntary, community-based screening
program designed to raise awareness about kidney disease among
high-risk individuals and provide free testing and educational
information. Since its launch in 2000, approximately 125,000
individuals with diabetes, high blood