Better kidney care could save thousands of lives

Conclusion You can’t always prevent all causes of AKI but you can take steps to improve the general health of your kidneys. These include: stay hydrated maintain a healthy blood pressure eat a healthy diet avoid smoking and drinking excessive amounts of alcohol try to maintain a healthy weight For more information and advice visit the NHS Choices Kidney health hub Analysis by Bazian. Edited by NHS Choices. Follow Behind the Headlines on Twitter.  Links To The Headlines Kidney checks on hospital patients 'would save lives'. BBC News, August 28 2013 Thousands dying of thirst on NHS: Watchdog forced to issue guidelines on giving patients water. Daily Mail, August 28 2013 Kidney injury ‘a preventable killer’. The Times, August 28 2013 Acute Kidney Injury 'kills more than common cancers'. ITV News, August 28 2013 Thousands Of Hospital Patients Dying Of Thirst. Sky News, August 28 2013
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