Comments on: Q & A: Why Do We Have Two Kidneys? http://ukrocharity.org/2010/07/q-a-why-do-we-have-two-kidneys/ Funding kidney research today for a healthier tomorrow Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:31:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: admin http://ukrocharity.org/2010/07/q-a-why-do-we-have-two-kidneys/comment-page-1/#comment-8 admin Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:14:16 +0000 http://ukrocharity.org/?p=1592#comment-8 Great point! Hypertension refers to high blood pressure. And here's Dr. Yu's breakdown of proteinuria and FSG. Hope this helps. "Our blood normally contains a large number of essential proteins, of which the most abundant is called albumin. The glomerulus is a structure in the kidney that acts as a filter. It normally allows water and salts to pass through but not proteins. In glomerular diseases, this filter fails and proteins leak through and end up in the urine, which we call proteinuria. Many systemic diseases affect the glomerulus, of which the commonest known cause is diabetes. Some glomerular diseases are idiopathic, meaning that we do not know the underlying cause. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is an example of this." Great point! Hypertension refers to high blood pressure. And here’s Dr. Yu’s breakdown of proteinuria and FSG. Hope this helps.

“Our blood normally contains a large number of essential proteins, of which the most abundant is called albumin. The glomerulus is a structure in the kidney that acts as a filter. It normally allows water and salts to pass through but not proteins. In glomerular diseases, this filter fails and proteins leak through and end up in the urine, which we call proteinuria. Many systemic diseases affect the glomerulus, of which the commonest known cause is diabetes. Some glomerular diseases are idiopathic, meaning that we do not know the underlying cause. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is an example of this.”

]]> By: Jim http://ukrocharity.org/2010/07/q-a-why-do-we-have-two-kidneys/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Jim Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:37:51 +0000 http://ukrocharity.org/?p=1592#comment-7 Just one small request - when the Doc busts out with something impenetrable like: "these individuals have an increased risk of hypertension, proteinuria and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in later life" Perhaps you could ask him to break that down into lay terms! Otherwise very interesting. I think the real answer as to why I have two kidneys is so that I could donate one to a loved one should the need arise. Just one small request – when the Doc busts out with something impenetrable like:
“these individuals have an increased risk of hypertension, proteinuria and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in later life”
Perhaps you could ask him to break that down into lay terms!
Otherwise very interesting. I think the real answer as to why I have two kidneys is so that I could donate one to a loved one should the need arise.

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