Connected Conditions

This course helps patients and family carers understand how the heart, kidneys, liver, and metabolism work together as one system. Health problems rarely happen in isolation. Changes in blood sugar, blood pressure, weight, or kidney function affect the whole body. You will learn why conditions like diabetes, kidney disease, fatty liver disease, and heart disease often occur together. The course explains key tests, warning signs, and treatment options in clear, plain language. Experts walk you through practical steps to lower risk, support daily health, and spot problems early. The focus stays on action. You learn how to track important numbers, ask the right questions at appointments, and build a care plan that fits real life. The goal is confidence. You leave knowing how to support long term health for yourself or someone you care for.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand how your heart, kidneys, liver, and metabolism work together.
  • Explain why health problems often affect more than one part of the body.
  • Recognize early warning signs before serious symptoms appear.
  • Know which blood and urine tests are important and why they matter.
  • Keep track of key numbers like blood pressure, blood sugar, weight, and cholesterol.
  • Use simple daily habits to support your health.
  • Understand how medications help protect more than one organ.
  • Work with your healthcare team to build a care plan that fits your life.
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Course Includes

  • 7 Lessons
  • Course Certificate
  • This course was made possible through unrestricted funding from Boehringer Ingelheim.
  • This course was made possible through unrestricted funding from Bayer.
    This course was made possible through unrestricted funding from Bayer.
  • This course was made possible with funding from the HeartLife Foundation.
    This course was made possible with funding from the HeartLife Foundation.