Understand your numbers. Navigate PKD with confidence.

PKD
Compass

Helping patients navigate Polycystic Kidney Disease with clarity, confidence, and control.

PKD Compass is a thoughtfully designed health platform built to simplify the complexity of living with Polycystic Kidney Disease. It brings together lab tracking, nutrition awareness, medication management, and personal health insights into one calm, structured space—so patients can focus less on managing information and more on living well.

PKD Compass is designed to simplify the ongoing complexity of living with Polycystic Kidney Disease. By combining structured health tracking with intuitive design, it helps patients move from scattered information to a clear, organized understanding of their condition over time.

eGFR Trend
72 mL/min
Stable · 6 months
Today's Overview
Creatinine
1.2 mg/dL
Blood Pressure
128/82
Sodium ✓ Meds ✓ Appt soon
Today's Progress
Hydration
Sodium limit
Sodium Intake
77%
77% of daily target
Medication
Tolvaptan · 8AM
Lisinopril · 8AM
Evening dose · 8PM

"Understand your numbers. Navigate PKD with confidence."

What this platform actually does

Bring clarity to everyday health decisions.

PKD Compass helps users:

  • Understand how their lab values are changing over time
  • Track daily habits that impact kidney health
  • Stay consistent with medications and routines
  • Prepare more effectively for medical appointments
  • Keep all essential health information in one place

"Instead of reacting to isolated data points, users can begin to see the full picture of their health."

Designed for real life, not just clinical data

Many tools focus only on numbers. PKD Compass focuses on how those numbers connect to daily life.

It creates a bridge between clinical data and everyday decisions—helping users understand not just what is happening, but what it means for them.

Clinical Data
Daily Habits
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Who this is built for

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Patients with PKD
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Supporting Families
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Caregivers
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Navigators

Anyone who wants a clearer, more organized way to manage kidney health.

Because managing PKD shouldn't feel overwhelming

For many patients, the hardest part of PKD isn’t just the condition itself—it’s the constant effort required to stay organized, informed, and prepared. When information is fragmented, it becomes harder to see patterns, harder to make decisions, and harder to feel in control.

PKD Compass reduces that friction by turning complexity into clarity. We transform scattered data into a clean, actionable narrative, giving you the tools to understand your health on your own terms.

Understand your numbers. Navigate PKD with confidence.

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Fragmented Data
Managing labs, BP, and diet across disconnected tools makes it impossible to see the full picture.
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Cognitive Load
The constant mental effort of remembering doses and limits takes away from living your life.
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Loss of Agency
Without clear information, patients often feel like they are being managed by the system, rather than managing their care.

Designed around what actually matters

Six focused areas, each addressing a real gap in the current patient experience.

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Lab Tracking
Track key kidney metrics like eGFR, creatinine, and electrolytes with clean visual trends.
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Nutrition Tracking
Log meals with a focus on nutrients that matter for PKD: sodium, potassium, and phosphorus.
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Medication Management
Stay consistent with medication schedules through reminders and organized tracking.
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Symptom Monitoring
Capture how you feel over time to better understand patterns beyond lab values.
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Health Organization
Keep appointments, notes, and records structured in one convenient place.
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Resources & Support
Access trusted information and locate specialists or support networks when needed.

Built from real experience

This project began with a simple realization: there wasn’t a single tool that truly supported the day-to-day reality of living with PKD. Watching my family navigate that challenge made it clear that something better needed to exist.

Every feature in PKD Compass is grounded in the practical obstacles our family faced—the need for clarity, the constant tracking, and the desire to feel in control of one's own health journey.

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Understand your numbers. Navigate PKD with confidence. This is more than a platform—it's a foundation for a better life with PKD.

— Founder, PKD Compass