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Each human kidney contains approximately 1 million filtering units called nephrons. When underlying hypertension, diabetes, or inflammation damages a fraction of these nephrons, the remaining healthy nephrons work harder (hypertrophy and hyperfiltration) to compensate. As a result, blood creatinine and urine volume remain within normal ranges until nearly 75–80% of reserve is lost. Annual screening with a urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) and eGFR blood test is the only reliable way to detect kidney disease early.
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