KEDS - KIDNEY EARLY DETECTION SCREENING

Free Screenings for Kidney Disease The Nebraska Kidney Association will offer free kidney disease screenings on the following dates:   FUTURE KEDS PROGRAMS North Platte:  Monday, March 5, 2012 - North Platte Senior Center, 901 E 10 St - 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Omaha:  Saturday, March 31, 2012 - Omaha North High School - 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Wahoo:  Thursday, April 12, 2012 - Civic Center - 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.

Anyone 18 years of age or older may participate but those with a history of high blood pressure and/or diabetes are encouraged to be tested.

The screening includes blood pressure & weight measurements plus blood and urine tests for signs of diabetes and kidney disease.  The tests will measure blood glucose levels; hemoglobin; a full Lipid panel as well as calcium, phosphorus and tests for anemia, protein in the urine and other factors.  There is no requirement to fast before these tests.

Participants will be contacted by the Nebraska Kidney Association with results of the tests.

The free health screening program is called the Kidney Early Detection Screening
(KEDS) and is offered free and limited to the first 100 participants by the Nebraska Kidney Association primarily for individuals at increased risk of developing kidney disease.