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By Stephen Thomas, II, MSN, FNP-C and Kristin Larson, MSN, AGNP-BC, CNNAs a person with kidney disease, do you itch? If so, it’s not uncommon. In fact, lots of people with kidney disease itch, and it is seen at all stages of kidney disease, not just people on dialysis.

Pooja Desai, Ph.D., US Medical Director - Renal, AstraZenecaLiving with chronic kidney disease (CKD) can be challenging, especially when considering the risk of developing other medical conditions.

National High Potassium Awareness Day is on May 1 (5.1). The SAFE range for your blood potassium level is considered to be under 5.1 (3.5 -5.0 mEq/L). Learn more about high potassium and kidney disease this National High Potassium Awareness Day and get educational resources at www.AreYouOk.org.

April is National Donate Life Month, so it’s quite fitting that on April 24, 2023, Ericka Downey will celebrate her five-year anniversary of being a living kidney donor. This month and every month, help spread the word about the need and opportunity for living kidney donors.

“I Am More Than My Kidney Disease…” AAKP Ambassadors RespondMarch is National Kidney Month. Help spread the word about kidney disease this month by sharing your personal story, along with educational resources, with your friends, family, and community. Kidney disease is a silent killer–let’s end the silence.

In this Innovator Series article, AAKP interviews Joe Tector, MD, PhD, FACS, Founder of Makana TherapeuticsFounded in 2009, Makana Therapeutics is focused on developing pigs with reduced xenoantigen expression, making human transplantation of cells, tissues, and organs from these animals possible.

A Patient’s Experience with Medication-Related High PotassiumAAKP Board Member and Ambassador Dale Rogers is a two-time kidney transplant recipient and like many other kidney patients, has struggled with high potassium (also known as hyperkalemia). For AAKP’s National High Potassium Awareness Day “Are You O-K+?

By Anne Rossi, Renal DietitianLiving with chronic kidney disease (CKD) puts you at risk for high potassium, known as hyperkalemia. A challenge of diagnosing high potassium is that you may not feel or recognize any symptoms until it is too late, and your heart health could worsen because of the effects.