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What are kidneys?

They are Twin organs that perform vital life maintaining functions.

KIDNEYS

• Clean waste materials and excrete excess fluid from the blood
• Filter the blood, retaining essential compounds, excreting the others
• Help regulate blood pressure and red blood cell count
• Are concerned with insulin metabolism and hence, indirectly, diabetic control.

What are the diseases of the kidneys?

• Congenital (Inborn) - Polycystic Kidney Disease
• Infective - Pyelonephritis
• Trauma - injury
• Neoplastic - cancer
• Other - glomerulonephritis