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As we all are aware the two kidneys in the body are mainly responsible for filtering nitrogenous waste materials like urea, creatinine, acid, etc. from the blood (all of which are products of metabolism in the body) and thus produce urine. Millions of people are living with different types of kidney diseases and most of them are not even aware of it. This is why kidney disease is often referred to as a ‘silent killer’ because most people do not get diagnosed with the disease until it becomes severe. Although people get their blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol levels checked regularly, they don’t get even a simple creatinine test in their blood to detect any problems with their kidneys. There are many warning signs of kidney disorder, however, most of the time they are ignored or misunderstood as some other type of problem. In such cases, one should visit a nephrologist and get his doubts clarified. But if you have high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, a