The connection between hypertension and kidney disease – Health First interview with Dr David Game [Video]

High blood pressure (hypertension) is one of the biggest causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the country according to Kidney Care, the UK’s leading kidney patient support charity.

In this episode of the Health First podcast, we spoke to leading consultant nephrologist Dr David Game all about the connection between high blood pressure and kidney disease.

Dr Game, who is an honorary senior lecturer at King’s College London, expertly breaks down this complex issue into clear and concise answers in this informative and interesting interview.

00:00 What’s the connection between hypertension and CKD?
02:29 Are there different types of kidney disease that high blood pressure causes?
04:42 What the symptoms of high blood pressure and kidney disease?
05:57 Hypertension has various causes, so what’s involved in the process where a person is specifically referred to a nephrologist?
09:13 How is kidney caused by hypertension, and hypertension caused by a kidney disease treated?
11:09 And how can patients manage this in their day-to-day lives?
15:21 Can kidney damage from high blood pressure be reversed?

To book an appointment with Dr Game, you can do so via his Top Doctors profile: https://www.topdoctors.co.uk/doctor/david-game

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