Kidney, Recognize and know the Care
Does renal function?
Kidney
The kidneys are important organs in the body and serves to remove metabolic waste and toxins as urine / urine, which then dismissed.
What is kidney failure?
Kidney failure is a state of deterioration of renal function, accumulation of toxins and metabolic waste. Depending on the severity of the symptoms of kidney damage.
Because the symptoms of kidney failure?
Renal failure results in a set of symptoms called uremia syndrome, the form of:
- Nausea, vomiting
- Decreased appetite
- Headache, weakness
- Frequent colds
- Shortness of breath, bloating, diarrhea
- Often ‘ceguken’
- First, frequent nighttime urination, and urinating less or no urine
- In serious cases there is a decrease of consciousness accompanied by convulsions
How many types of kidney failure?
Kidney failure has 2 types:
- Acute renal failure (GGA), a sudden rise, if managed properly heal perfectly.
- Chronic renal failure (GGK), the occurrence of slow, can not be cured. With regular treatment can prevent worsening of kidney function.
What causes acute renal failure?
- The cause of vomiting before Renal hemorrhages, extensive burns. – Causes of kidney: acute glomerulonephritis (puffy face, swollen legs, increased blood pressure, sometimes accompanied by pain and red urine), drug intoxication.
- The cause of post-renal: urinary tract obstruction (stones, tumors, blood clots, etc.). Urine marked amass a great back pain, sometimes red, decreased or no urine.
What causes chronic kidney failure?
Chronic glomerulonephritis (puffy face, high blood pressure, urinating less intermittent)
Diabetes mellitus
Hypertension
Kidney stones
Drugs
What should be done to prevent renal failure?
To prevent the onset of renal failure, if you encounter situations like the one above, then you should go immediately and consult your doctor. Perform laboratory testing of urine, urea and creatinine every 6 months
How to manage renal failure?
Management of renal failure:
- Conservative: diet, medication and regular monitoring
- Renal replacement therapy (TGP) is performed when the conservative media are not successful with a kidney transplant
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Posted: December 18th, 2009 under medical clinic.
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