Carla McNaughton, a sufferer of CKD, wants more Australians to get a kidney health check. Photo: PR IMAGE PHOTO

Carla McNaughton was 30 when she was diagnosed with the "silent killer" of chronic kidney disease.

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She went to a doctor with dehydration and dark urine, and was found to have the illness also known as CKD.

"I've never really been unwell before, my health was quite good, so I was pretty shocked," Ms McNaughton told AAP.

A physician colleague who later pored over years of her blood test results said there were signs of the condition four years before her diagnosis.

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