How to Prevent the Occurence of End-Stage Renal Failure (ESRF)

Patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), Diabetes, hypertension, Nephrotic Syndrome, glomerular nephritis, frequent urinary tract infections (UTI), etc, are all susceptible for end-stage kidney disease. End-stage kidney failure patients may need to go dialysis or do kidney transplantation to sustain life. If we want to prevent the occurrence of end-stage renal failure, we need to be sure of some warning signs of kidney injuries: 1. Edema in eyelids, ankles, face, lower limbs, etc. Usually, protein loss in urine will go hand in hand with edema in kidney disease patients. Severe edema can result in short breath. 2. Frequent urinations at night, which is detectable if renal tubular reabsorption ability is damaged. 3. Foams or bubbles in urine which don′t disappear for a long time- this is a warning sign for protein loss caused by impaired glomerular filtration membrane. 4. Anemia. Anemia will happen as the kidneys can no longer produce enough erythropoietin- a hormone that promotes production of red blood cells. Patients will often feel very overfatigued. 5. Toxins such as creatinine and blood urea nitrogen levels increase gradually in blood, so the patient will have the following symptoms: Symptoms in digestive tract: poor appetite, vomiting and nausea; Poor sleeping quality Skin itching 6. Decreasing urine output. A main function of kidneys is to remove excess water from the body. With gradual loss of functioning kidney function, patients will find themselves making less and less urine. If you have some of the above symptoms, it is necessary to do full check-ups about your kidney condition. There are actually many inducing factors for kidney diseases. All in all, early detection, proper treatment and careful nursing measures protect you from entering end-stage kidney failure. Do you have any other questions? You can send an email to the experts in Funeng Kidney Disease Hospital,or you also can call the phone number directly. Our experts will reply you as soon as possible.