Par Christophe Rivard
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The kidney week has been organized at the Flers hospital (Orne) for several years. The operation was stopped due to the health crisis and resumed last year by adding the sites of Vire (Calvados) and La Ferté-Macé (Orne), to that of Flers.
“The kidneys have the effect of removing waste products from the blood by filtration”, explains Rachel Lebastard, hemodialysis nurse and coordinator of the operation. An essential function in our daily life.
However, kidney failure has no symptoms. She is mostly quiet. Suddenly, the damage can occur without realizing it.
Most of the time, it’s too late when you realize it. “We are going to set up substitution functions such as dialysis. This is why it is important to screen upstream. ” In effect, 6 million people are affected every year “and there are more”.
Risk factors
Some risk factors are however present such as diabetes, overweight, hypertension or family character.
You should also know that, the earlier the screening is done, “the sooner we will be able to act and provide adequate care with the doctors, by implementing preventive measures that will be able to slow down kidney failure, well before starting. dialysis treatment or transplantation. »
let’s remember that testing is free, anonymous, simple and not painful. It is done without an appointment and is done in a few minutes.
Just a urine test
All you have to do is show up for one of the operations organized within a few days during which an interview of a few minutes is carried out before a urine test and a blood pressure measurement. If the urine test is positive, the person is invited to take a blood test, immediately or not, “to measure the creatinine”. Indeed, you should know that the tests can be done quickly thanks to the laboratory of theflers hospital.
This screening is open to everyone. from 18 years old.
It should be noted that these tests can also be carried out at your doctor.
Flers: hospital hall, Friday April 14, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. La Ferté-Macé: outpatient consultation hall, Tuesday April 11, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Vire: Yannick-Sallen hall, Tuesday, April 11, from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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