In the morning of March 13, on the occasion of the 9th World Kidney Day, nephrologists from Nantong Medical Association Nephrology Branch, Nantong University Hospital, Nantong First People’s Hospital and Ruizi Hospital gathered together to carry out kidney disease prevention and treatment consultation and charity clinic activities in the outpatient lobby of our hospital, serving patients and their families on site. Dai Houyong, Department of Nephrology, Nantong University Hospital To raise awareness of kidney disease and early prevention and treatment of kidney disease, the International Society of Nephrology and the International Kidney Foundation Union jointly proposed the establishment of World Kidney Disease Day, which is positioned on the second Thursday of March every year. Every year on Kidney Disease Day, kidney disease organizations at all levels will carry out a variety of charity clinics and consultation activities, and our hospital is no exception. According to a large epidemiological survey, the prevalence of chronic kidney disease among adults in China is 10.8%, and the prevention and treatment of kidney disease is urgent. The theme of this year’s Kidney Disease Day is “Prevention and Control of Chronic Kidney Disease in the Elderly”. With the arrival of an aging society, coupled with the fact that the kidney filtration function of adults decreases at a rate of 1% per year after the age of 40, there is no doubt that there are more and more elderly patients with kidney disease, and there is a long way to go to prevent and treat kidney disease. At the event, Chen Xiaolan, director of the Nantong Nephrology Society and director of Nephrology Department of Nantong University Hospital, introduced that since chronic kidney disease is an invisible killer, the most important thing is to prevent and treat it early. First, it is necessary to develop good habits, low-salt diet, drink more water and urinate more often. Second, found high blood pressure and swelling, to test urine routine, in fact, a significant portion of high blood pressure is caused by due to kidney disease, in addition, such as swelling and abnormal urine test, most likely to suffer from kidney disease. Third, routine physical examination can detect most of the kidney disease, such as blood and urine routine, liver and kidney function and urinary ultrasound, if there are abnormalities, timely consultation with a nephrologist, you can achieve early detection and early treatment.