Causes, Symptoms And Treatment Of Kidney Failure

Causes, Symptoms And Treatment Of Kidney Failure

Kidney is one of the vital organs of the body that filter out and dispose of substances the body metabolism. The kidneys also serves to maintain the balance of fluids and electrolytes in the blood. Lack of fluids or blood for some reason the body will cause a person to experience acute renal failure. acute renal failure occurs because the body lacks fluids or blood, not because of lack of drinking. Lack of fluids and blood can be caused by a lot of bleeding, such as childbirth, kidneys so damaged or can also occur in people who have severe diarrhea (not helped). 

Renal failure is a condition in which the kidneys are not able to function properly. Renal failure itself is divided into two, namely acute renal failure and chronic renal failure . Chronic renal failure occurs slowly, eventually become heavy and can not be cured. Acute renal failure occurs while the sudden and heavy, but it is still curable. In acute renal failure, renal impairment would occur suddenly within a few days or a few weeks. This is usually indicated by the results of renal function tests and levels of urea nitrogen in the blood increases. Whereas in chronic renal failure, decreased renal function occurs slowly. Usually the process of decline in kidney function continues for months or years, until finally the kidneys can not function at all. Apart from the bleeding and severe diarrhea, other causes of acute renal failure can also be derived from the consumption of drugs that can affects the kidneys. Drugs that can affect the kidneys called drugs nephrotoxic , which is the most anti-pain medications, such as drugs and drug headache bone pain. So when taking this medication too often can lead to a person experiencing acute renal failure. What happens to patients with kidney failure? Here are some of the symptoms of acute and chronic renal failure : acute renal failure symptoms

• Excessive thirst.
• Dizziness when changing body position (orthostatic), is due to drop in blood pressure
• Rapid pulse (> 100x/menit).
• Dry lips.
• Reduced sweat production.
• Waist pain.
• Pain in the lower abdominal area

Above symptoms are symptoms that usually arises in patients with acute renal failure. But the actual symptoms of acute kidney can vary depending on the cause. It means that not all of the above symptoms experienced.

• Renal failure symptoms kronik
• Anemia, with symptoms of weakness, fatigue, lethargy.
• Sesak napas
• Fluid buildup in the body that cause inflammation throughout the body.

Some other symptoms are due to uremic conditions (rate of increase of urea in the blood urea), namely nausea, vomiting, and altered mental status (encephalopathy), accompanied by an electrolyte imbalance. Renal ultrasound examination can help in diagnosing chronic renal failure.

Treatment of Kidney Failure

In medicine, the actual renal failure can not be cured in the sense to restore kidney function to its original state. Treatment performed on adult renal failure is only to prevent the increasing damage to the kidneys by addressing the cause. Therefore, therapy in renal failure can vary depending on the cause. In acute renal failure, the doctor will try to improve blood flow to the kidneys (prerenal), discontinue the use of drugs that damage the kidneys (renal) or lift the blockage of the urinary tract of patients ( postrenal). If necessary, your doctor may recommend dialysis process to dispose of metabolic waste substances that accumulate in the body. Chronic renal failure can not be cured. So the goal of therapy in patients with chronic renal failure are:

• Slow down kidney damage that occurs
• Tackle the underlying factors of chronic renal failure (eg diabetes, hypertension, etc.)
• Treat complications of disease
• Replace kidney function is not working

To prevent the occurrence of more severe kidney damage and address the factors that worsen kidney function, it needs a good blood sugar control in patients with diabetes mellitus, blood pressure control in patients with hypertension (blood pressure try below 130/80 mmHg), and dietary adjustments in accordance with the conditions of his kidneys. complications of renal failure should also be addressed. Fluid buildup overcome by the administration of drugs, anemia treated with medication that stimulates the formation of red blood cells and is sometimes added iron supplements. Bone disease can occur due to kidney failure to produce the active form of vitamin D and the inability of the kidneys to rid the phosphorus. Therefore, it can be given the active form of vitamin D and phosphorus binding drug to the intestine. At end-stage renal failure, kidney function can be replaced only by dialysis (dialysis) or a kidney transplant. Dialysis or kidney transplantation planning usually begins in stage IV chronic kidney failure.

Kredit foto : Bet.com