Q: Tell your doctor about any symptoms you may be experiencing.  Symptoms may include puffiness of the eyes, hands a feet; passage of bloody, cloudy or tea-colored urine; excessive foaming of the urine; passing less urine or difficulty passing urine; fatigue and loss of appetite; persistent generalized itching.  Your doctor will then order you to undergo a series of standard tests. The National Kidney Foundation recommends two simple tests to check for kidney disease, one assessing your blood and one that assessing your urine. It's important to keep yourself informed about what these tests measure and what information they provide about your kidney function. Staying informed can also help keep anxiety at bay. The blood test is called the Glomerular Filtration Rate. It measures how much blood your kidneys filter each minute. This is known as your GFR (glomerular filtration rate). This test shows how well your kidneys are working.The normal value for GFR is 90 or above. A GFR below 60 is a sign that the kidneys are not working properly. The urine test checks for protein in your urine, which can be a sign of kidney disease. When the filters in the kidneys are damaged, protein leaks into the urine. This test has several different names, including a check for "proteinuria," "albuminuria," or "microalbuminuria." It can also be called a "urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio." You will have to visit a medical lab clinic where a technician will draw a standard blood sample from your arm.  Your health care provider may ask you to temporarily stop taking any medications that could affect the results. These include antibiotic, stomach acid, and chemotherapy medicines.  The risks of a blood test are minimal. In rare cases, people might experience excessive bleeding, fainting or lightheadedness, or infection.  Some people feel moderate pain when the needle is inserted into the arm. Most, however, feel only a little prick. After the sample is drawn, there might be some throbbing or a slight bruise, but it should not last for long.  The sample is then sent to a lab for testing. In most cases, you will be asked to give a small urine sample while at your doctor's office. There is no special preparation required for this test. There are also no risks associated with providing a urine sample.  In rare cases, you may have to collect all of your urine at home for 24 hours. To do this, you will need to get a special container from your doctor.  The sample is sent to the lab for testing. Your doctor will contact you once the results are available. It's best to meet with him or her to discuss the potential diagnosis and treatment plan if the results are positive for kidney disease.
A: Discuss your concerns with your primary health care provider. Understand the blood test. Understand the urine test. Get the blood sample. Get the urine sample. Await your test results.

Article: An easy-going person doesn’t become overwhelmed or bogged down by life’s problems. People with laid-back attitudes know all too well that even the worst problems are temporary. If you often overreact in the face of issues, it’s time to take a chill pill.   Instead of stomping off in anger or frustration or running what went wrong through your head over and over, take a deep breath. Breathe in through your nose for a few counts. Hold it, and then release the air through your mouth for a few counts. Repeat this until you feel calm and able to view the issue more objectively.  Accept that “This, too, shall pass” by repeating the phrase to yourself whenever you encounter a problem that causes you to want to overreact. Remember that you don’t own all the problems of the world. Practice mindfulness to help maintain emotional composure. Let in comments, ideas, and opinions without judgment or offense. Realize that these are a reflection on the person saying them and have little to do with you personally. Remind yourself that you are competent and able to deal with life’s problems as they arise. Does it really matter if you have to bend down and pick up the papers you dropped? Does it really matter if you miss your bus? I think you will find that most times it doesn't really matter. Most issues we encounter on a daily basis seem important, but are truly minimal and inconsequential.  Question whether what you are getting upset about really is a big deal. Doing this helps you identify unnecessary stressors before they explode out of your control. Ask yourself “Will this affect my life in 1 year? 5 years?” If the answer is “no”, let it roll off your back like a bead of sweat and keep on with your day. If it should turn out that it matters, be sure to consider if there is anything you can do about it right now. Sometimes, you may find yourself getting caught up in circumstances that are really out of your control. Ask if there is something you can do. If there is, go ahead and do it. If there isn't, what's the use of letting it get to you? You can’t control things like the weather, politics, or the stock market, so there’s no use getting yourself upset when these types of things don’t go your way. Instead, focus your attention on all the things that you can control like your productivity, creativity, thought patterns and your character. Conflict doesn’t have to increase the distance between two people. It can actually be a benchmark to bring people closer together. When in disagreement, try not to focus on your differences with others. That is, what you believe to be true versus what they believe to be true. You can make more of an impact by highlighting mutual interests.  An easy-going person respects the differences of others and is willing to listen and negotiate. Don’t get stuck in the mind frame that one of you has to be wrong. Look for the common ground and use that to resolve the issue. For example, you and a friend are in disagreement over where to go for lunch. Both of you have different opinions and don’t seem willing to bend. To move the discussion forward, suggest to your friend that you both list all the places or types of cuisine that you absolutely do not want to go to. Then, you can use that common ground to find a place where you both wouldn’t mind eating.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Don’t internalize problems. Ask yourself if it really matters. Consider if there is something you can do about the situation. Aim to find common ground in disagreements.

Q: Ideally, your email address should be a variation of your real name, not a username or nickname. Use periods, hyphens, or underscores to secure an e-mail address that's just your name, without extra numbers or letters, if you can. For instance, coolguy007@theemail.com will seem unprofessional. Meredith.Athena.Calhoun@theemail.com, however, is suitable. Most email services now allow you the option to write using a variety of fonts and text styles. For a formal email, however, keep things conservative, with fonts like Times New Roman and Arial. Avoid decorative fonts like Comic Sans or Old English. In addition:  Write your email in a legible font size, such as 12 point type. Avoid special styles like italics, highlighting, or multicolored fonts unless they are warranted by the content and purpose of the email. Do not use all caps. These make it seem like you are shouting at the recipient. Use keywords in the subject line that suggest exactly what you are writing about, in just a few words. This helps make sure that readers don’t overlook your email because the subject line is missing, is too vague, or suggests the email is unimportant.  Subjects like “Quick question,” “Contacting you,” or “Email about an important matter” are too vague or obvious to be useful. “Schedule, Guest List, Lunch Requests, and Meeting Overview for March 12th,” on the other hand, is overwhelmingly long and covers several topics. “Meeting RE: damaged escalator on March 12th,” however is short and to the point. It alerts your recipient to a single primary topic and a specific date.
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Use a professional email address. Stick to a professional font. Use a short and accurate subject line.