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puahaha t1_j9qgvnh wrote

Reply to comment by FineLetMeSayIt in How can Doctors tell if one of your kidneys isn't working? by FineLetMeSayIt

Kidney failure is also sinister because you can be asymptomatic even while function is declining until it's really bad, like less than 20~30% functionality. So not only is compensatory action like one kidney fulfilling the role of the other at play, both will have to fail to a very significant degree before you even notice.

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paceminterris t1_j9t2ctd wrote

While it is true that it is rare to "sense" kidney function decline, it is a trivial matter to detect with blood and urine tests. If you get a blood test every year as part of routine screening, you will catch kidney disease as soon as it begins.

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