1.    How many kidneys do people usually have?

One
Two
More than two

2.    How large are your kidneys?

The size of your fist
The size of a ping-pong ball
The size of a peanut

3.    What shape are your kidneys?

Orange
Pear
Bean

4.    Your kidneys perform many critical functions. What are they?

Process/clean blood and filter out extra water and waste
Release hormones
Regulate water and chemicals in the blood like sodium and potassium
Remove some drugs and toxins from the blood
All of the above

5.    Every day our kidneys perform an essential job of filtering how many liters (or quarts) of blood?

1
50
200

6.    The two main causes of kidney disease (called Chronic Kidney Disease, CKD) are:

Diabetes and high blood pressure (hypertension)
Obesity and lack of exercise
Diet and kidney stones

7.    How many adults worldwide have some form of kidney damage?

About 1 out of 10
About 1 out of 1000
About 1 out of 10000

8.    Anaemia is a very frequent complication of chronic kidney disease. Anaemia is when a person has:

Low blood pressure
Too many white blood cells
Low levels of an oxygen-transporting protein housed in red blood cells

9.    True or false: chronic kidney disease increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes

True
False

10.    If you progress to end-stage renal disease, what will a doctor need to do to help you?

Dialysis and organ transplantation
Just medication
Surgery to repair your kidneys

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