Every day, your kidneys filter about 120 to 150 quarts of blood to produce about 1 to 2 quarts of urine, composed of wastes and extra fluid. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) means your kidneys are not filtering as well as they should. CKD usually does not get better and may lead to kidney failure over time. When your kidneys fail, harmful wastes and extra salt and fluid buildup in your body. You then need treatment to replace the work your damaged kidneys have stopped doing. Treatment options include

• hemodialysis
• peritoneal dialysis
• a kidney transplant

These treatments can help you stay well. Some people live with kidney disease for years without needing to go on dialysis or get a transplant. Others progress quickly to kidney failure. Left untreated, kidney failure will lead to coma, seizures, and death.