Protecting the remnant kidney function of patients with Chronic Kidney
Disease (CKD) is beneficial to the deceleration of the disease deterioration,
the increase of the surviving rate of people undergoing dialysis and the
prevention of complications. It is a rather urgent issue every patient needs to
face with when much of his kidney function has been lost. The main measures to
keep the renmant kidney function are usually as follows.
First, treat the primary disease. Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease caused
by different primary disease will have different severity and speed of kidney
function loss. The damage on kidney function caused by Diabetic Nephropathy is
often the most serious one. Patients with Lupus Nephritis should have an active
treatment for the Lupus even though they are already in the stage of kidney
failure. Chronic Kidney Disease aroused by Polycystic Kidney Disease, Chronic
Pyelonephritis and Renal Arteriosclerosis can be controlled from many aspects in
order to protect the remnant kidney function.
Second, control the blood pressure actively. High blood pressure is a factor
that can promote the deterioration of Chronic Kidney Disease caused by any kind
of primary disease. Especially among those who undergo dialysis, water and
sodium retention and Lipid Disorders will easily be found, and both of them are
risk factors for high blood pressure and Renal Arteriosclerosis. Keep the blood
pressure in the normal range is so significant for patients with CKD, and
another point is the medicine they choose to lower down the pressure needs to
have less renal toxicity.
Third, prevent the complications aroused by dialysis and the risk during the
process of dialysis. Those who are on dialysis cannot have water retention, and
at the same time they cannot lose weight sharply, so in the process of dialysis,
the excretion of water cannot be so quickly so as to prevent the occurrence of
low blood pressure. Once it happens, the actual blood volume will be inadequate,
and kidneys will have less blood, which damages kidney lesion further. The
dialysis technique is also important, and patients need to choose dialysis
schedule according to specific condition of themselves to protect the remnant
kidney function maximally.
Fourth, choose treatment approach which is both effective and safe. Because
dialysis is simply a replacement of kidney, and if it lasts for a long time, the
original kidney will be useless due to long-term abandon, so the remnant kidney
function will be lost quickly. Proper treatment can repair the kidney and help
them to remain original function at the same time with dialysis for patients
with Chronic Kidney Disease.
The protection of remnant kidney function is really crucial for those who
suffer from Chronic Kidney Disease especially in the end stage. All in all, a
suitable treatment and proper treating schedule are the most helpful factors. If
you want to know more about Chronic Kidney Disease or the characteristic
treatment in Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital, you are welcome to talk with
the consultant online or leave a message to me.