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2024-03-18 14:42:13
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Mohd Zulhusni bin Mat Rani
18 March 24
2024-03-16
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World Kidney Day was commemorated on Thursday (March 14, 2024), making this a good time to learn more about the difference between two kidney disorders: kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease. Your kidneys are situated at the back of your abdomen under your lower ribs, one on each side of your spine. One of the important jobs of the kidneys is to clean the blood. As blood moves through the body, it picks up extra fluid, chemicals and waste.
If the kidneys are unable to do this and the condition is untreated, serious health problems result, with eventual loss of life. Two kidney disorders with similar names, but different circumstances, are kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease.