diff --git a/.java-version b/.java-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f222bf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.java-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+21.0.4
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index ae1ff52..05d38d2 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Release 1.6 
 
 Brief summary of what's in this release:
+- uniquifying the clinical data filters by adding a few characters so filtering works correctly in app
 
 ### Breaking changes
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kpmp/repositoryDataset/RepositoryFileDataset.java b/src/main/java/org/kpmp/repositoryDataset/RepositoryFileDataset.java
index a3e4d35..934fd91 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kpmp/repositoryDataset/RepositoryFileDataset.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kpmp/repositoryDataset/RepositoryFileDataset.java
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public void setPrimaryAdjudicatedCategory(String primaryAdjudicatedCat) {
     }
 
     public String getKdigoStage() {
-        return this.kdigoStage;
+        return this.kdigoStage + "(ks)";
     }
 
     public void setKdigoStage(String kdigoStage) {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public void setKdigoStage(String kdigoStage) {
     }
 
     public String getBaselineEgfr() {
-        return this.baselineEgfr;
+        return this.baselineEgfr + "(eGFR)";
     }
 
     public void setBaselineEgfr(String baselineEgfr) {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public void setBaselineEgfr(String baselineEgfr) {
     }
 
     public String getProteinuria() {
-        return this.proteinuria;
+        return this.proteinuria + "(prot)";
     }
 
     public void setProteinuria(String proteinuria) {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public void setProteinuria(String proteinuria) {
     }
 
     public String getA1c() {
-        return this.a1c;
+        return this.a1c + "(a1c)";
     }
 
     public void setA1c(String a1c) {
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public void setA1c(String a1c) {
     }
 
     public String getAlbuminuria() {
-        return this.albuminuria;
+        return this.albuminuria + "(alb)";
     }
 
     public void setAlbuminuria(String albuminuria) {
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public void setAlbuminuria(String albuminuria) {
     }
 
     public String getDiabetesHistory() {
-        return this.diabetesHistory;
+        return this.diabetesHistory + "(dh)";
     }
 
     public void setDiabetesHistory(String diabetesHistory) {
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public void setDiabetesHistory(String diabetesHistory) {
     }
 
     public String getDiabetesDuration() {
-        return this.diabetesDuration;
+        return this.diabetesDuration + "(dd)";
     }
 
     public void setDiabetesDuration(String diabetesDuration) {
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public void setDiabetesDuration(String diabetesDuration) {
     }
 
     public String getHypertensionHistory() {
-        return this.hypertensionHistory;
+        return this.hypertensionHistory + "(hh)";
     }
 
     public void setHypertensionHistory(String hypertensionHistory) {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public void setHypertensionHistory(String hypertensionHistory) {
     }
 
     public String getHypertensionDuration() {
-        return this.hypertensionDuration;
+        return this.hypertensionDuration + "(hd)";
     }
 
     public void setHypertensionDuration(String hypertensionDuration) {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public void setHypertensionDuration(String hypertensionDuration) {
     }
 
     public String getOnRaasBlockade() {
-        return this.onRaasBlockade;
+        return this.onRaasBlockade + "(rb)";
     }
 
     public void setOnRaasBlockade(String onRaasBlockade) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/kpmp/repositoryDataset/RepositoryFileDatasetTest.java b/src/test/java/org/kpmp/repositoryDataset/RepositoryFileDatasetTest.java
index b75c202..559736f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/kpmp/repositoryDataset/RepositoryFileDatasetTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/kpmp/repositoryDataset/RepositoryFileDatasetTest.java
@@ -120,61 +120,61 @@ public void setPrimaryAdjudicatedCat() {
     @Test
     public void setKdigoStage() {
         repositoryDataset.setKdigoStage("stage 11");
-        assertEquals("stage 11", repositoryDataset.getKdigoStage());
+        assertEquals("stage 11 (ks)", repositoryDataset.getKdigoStage());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void setBaselineEgfr() {
         repositoryDataset.setBaselineEgfr("13");
-        assertEquals("13", repositoryDataset.getBaselineEgfr());
+        assertEquals("13 (eGFR)", repositoryDataset.getBaselineEgfr());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void setProteinuria() {
         repositoryDataset.setProteinuria("1234");
-        assertEquals("1234", repositoryDataset.getProteinuria());
+        assertEquals("1234 (prot)", repositoryDataset.getProteinuria());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void setA1c() {
         repositoryDataset.setA1c("90%");
-        assertEquals("90%", repositoryDataset.getA1c());
+        assertEquals("90% (a1c)", repositoryDataset.getA1c());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void setAlbuminuria() {
         repositoryDataset.setAlbuminuria("yup");
-        assertEquals("yup", repositoryDataset.getAlbuminuria());
+        assertEquals("yup (alb)", repositoryDataset.getAlbuminuria());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void setDiabetesDuration(){
         repositoryDataset.setDiabetesDuration("1 years");
-        assertEquals("1 years", repositoryDataset.getDiabetesDuration());
+        assertEquals("1 years (dd)", repositoryDataset.getDiabetesDuration());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void setDiabetesHistory() {
         repositoryDataset.setDiabetesHistory("no");
-        assertEquals("no", repositoryDataset.getDiabetesHistory());
+        assertEquals("no (dh)", repositoryDataset.getDiabetesHistory());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void setHypertensionDuration() {
         repositoryDataset.setHypertensionDuration("1 years");
-        assertEquals("1 years", repositoryDataset.getHypertensionDuration());
+        assertEquals("1 years (hd)", repositoryDataset.getHypertensionDuration());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void setHypertensionHistory() {
         repositoryDataset.setHypertensionHistory("no");
-        assertEquals("no", repositoryDataset.getHypertensionHistory());
+        assertEquals("no (hh)", repositoryDataset.getHypertensionHistory());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void setOnRaasBlockade() {
         repositoryDataset.setOnRaasBlockade("no");
-        assertEquals("no", repositoryDataset.getOnRaasBlockade());
+        assertEquals("no (rb)", repositoryDataset.getOnRaasBlockade());
     }
 
 }
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