Chronic Kidney Disease Essay

According to Bassett & O'Malley in their article Chronic Kidney Disease in an Alaska Native/American Indian Statewide Healthcare Network when it comes to Chronic Kidney Disease, and in particular it's later stage, end stage renal disease(ESRD) Alaskan/Native American Indians are "diagnosed with ESRD more than other ethnic groups (Caucasian, African American, or Asian)"(2014). The statistics show that "between 6.3% and 9.2%"(2014) of Americans are affected by chronic Kidney disease. These numbers are better put into perspective when you realize, according to the article that "Alaskan Native/ American Indian people are 1.6 times more likely to experience ESRD than Caucasians"(2014). Chronic Kidney Disease is a very serious matter and the fact that a particular group of people, in this case Alaskan and Native American are more likely to experience the end stages of chronic kidney disease is astonishing. This compared to the fact that they are more likely to be diagnosed than any other ethnic group well you begin to see why research is looking as to they evidence as why this is
The website states "Many people already know they have diabetes or high blood pressure but are not aware they may also have kidney disease."(2016). This disparity is concerning because, when looking at the statistics of high blood pressure and diabetes, you begin to see that as a nation many people have these particular complications. Being educated and knowing what to look for is important so that way you can treat chronic kidney disease. The disparity comes when no information is given to a patient to warn them of something like end stage renal disease. The current health care in place has to do a better job in establishing just what are precusors to something like chronic kidney