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Kidney Functions

What do my kidneys do?

Your kidneys are bean-shaped organs, each about the size of your fist that are located on either side of the spine near the middle of the back. Every day, your kidneys process about 200 quarts of blood to sift out waste products and extra water producing about two quarts of urine. The urine flows to your bladder through tubes called ureters where it is stored until the bladder is emptied during urination.

The wastes in your blood come from the normal breakdown of active tissues and from the food you eat. Your body uses the food for energy and self-repair. After your body has taken what it needs from the food, waste is sent to the blood. If your kidneys did not remove these wastes, the wastes would build up in the blood and damage your body.

The actual filtering occurs in tiny units inside your kidneys called nephrons. Each kidney has about a million nephrons. In the nephron, a glomerulus—which is a tiny blood vessel, or capillary—intertwines with a tiny urine-collecting tube called a tubule. A complicated chemical exchange takes place, as waste materials and water leave your blood and enter your urinary system.

At first, the tubules receive a combination of waste materials and chemicals that your body can still use. Your kidneys measure out chemicals like sodium, phosphorus, and potassium and release them back to the blood to return to the body. In this way, your kidneys regulate the body’s level of these substances. The right balance is necessary for life, but excess levels can be harmful.

In addition to removing wastes, your kidneys release three hormones:

• Erythropoietin (EPO) which stimulates the bone marrow to make red blood cells
• Renin, which regulates blood pressure
• Calcitriol the active form of vitamin D, which helps regulate calcium absorption for bones and for normal chemical balance in the body

Fields Law kidney disease disability attorneys will assist you in getting the correct diagnosis and documentation for your kidney failure disability. If you are unable to work because of kidney problems we can help you apply for social security benefits. If you have been denied disability benefits we can appeal your case.

We offer a Free case review. Our Minnesota disability attorneys understand how frustrating it is to suffer from kidney disease and be denied disability benefits when you are unable to work. There are never any fees unless we win your disability case.

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