Chronic Kidney Disease Symptoms
Kidney diseases affect people of all ages and sexes, although it tends to be more prevalent among the baby boomers, particularly those suffering from hypertension or diabetes. A kidney damage or diminished functioning of the same lasting for 3 or more months is known as chronic kidney disease (CKD). CKD can be caused by a number of factors, and depending on the cause, the progress of the condition may be very slow or very fast.
Chronic Kidney disease is somewhat dangerous as one may not exhibit any symptoms until substantial, normally irreparable, damage has already been done. However, people with this condition may start having some telling physical symptoms like lower back pain, troubles urinating, problems with concentration and sleeping, nausea, fatigue, and moderate swelling on the ankles and feet.
As the disease progresses, the symptoms will become more apparent whereby individuals will start experiencing considerable discomfort when urinating, if at all they will be able to pass urine at all, which in this case the urine may appear bloody or extremely dark in color. As the kidneys get damaged, they become less effective in getting rid of water from the body which may result in swelling of the eyes and extremities because the tissues will be excessively saturated with excess body fluids.
As the disease goes on to appoint of complete kidney failure, an individual may start experiencing severe cases of nausea, fatigue, anemia, shortness of breathe, itchy skin, feeling dizzy and disoriented, severe lower back pain, muscle cramps, fragile bones, and headaches. If chronic kidney disease is left untreated, the kidneys can shut down completely, causing irreparable damage to very many internal organs hence leading to death.
Be advised though that some patients may not experience any symptoms particularly in the early stages of the condition while others, the blood pressure may increase due to the build up of body fluids, alongside edema. Poor appetite, heart problems, feeling thirsty very often and the abovementioned urinating a lot. By the time the major symptoms show up, the disease may be very advance.
It is therefore advisable to seek medical attention as soon as the slightest of symptoms show because the earlier the disease is detected, the higher the chances of managing it, which will save one the costly and painful dialysis, or kidney transplant in cases of complete kidney failure. The risks of chronic kidney disease can be reduced by watching the blood pressure keenly, eating a well balanced diet, and watching the kind of medications one is using.
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Monday, June 23, 2014
Chronic Kidney Disease Stages
Chronic Kidney Disease Stages
Chronic kidney diseases are also known as chronic renal diseases. This disease is caused by the failure of the kidney functions over the years or months. There are no specific symptoms of this disease but patients at first generally feel uncomfortable and they suffer from reduced appetite. Chronic kidney diseases are generally identified while checking other kidney related problems such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Chronic kidney disorder is identified by blood test done for creatinine. Creatinine can be normal in the initial stages of the disease but it can be identified by the urinalysis. During urinalysis results can show that whether kidney is performing the functions normally or not. There is no specific treatment of this disease and it can be cured by completely transplanting kidney in the final stages. It's a kind of dialysis. Some of the stages which are involved in this chronic kidney disease are described below:
1. Stage 1 - at this stage the normal functions are slightly diminished and the glomerular filtration rate is more than 90 ml/minute. At this stage chronic kidney disease can be identified by the urine test.
2. Stage 2 - the glomerular filtration rates decreases rapidly and comes to 60 to 89 ml/minute. Kidney damage is also starts at a greater rate. Functions start to diminish rapidly. Kidney allows proteins and other useful substances to flow out with urine.
3. Stage 3 - the reduction in the glomerular filtration rates increases and it reduces to 30 to 59 ml/minute. The kidney damage is about 30% and the kidney functions poorly. This stage is considered by the doctors as the stage before the maximum damage or complete failure.
4. Stage 4 - at this stage kidney functions very badly and the glomerular filtration rates are reduced considerably to 15 to 29 ml/minute. Kidney at this stage losses the power to filter urine properly. At this stage doctors generally prepares for renal replacement process as this is the stage where replacement is the only option.
5. Stage 5 - at this stage kidney fails permanently and the glomerular filtration rates get reduced to less than 15 ml/minute. Kidney stops functioning and so the only option to cure this disease at this stage is permanent replacement of kidneys.
The main cause of chronic kidney disease is hypertension and diabetes nephropathy. These two reasons of chronic kidney disease, account for more than 79% of total adult kidney cases.
Chronic kidney diseases are also known as chronic renal diseases. This disease is caused by the failure of the kidney functions over the years or months. There are no specific symptoms of this disease but patients at first generally feel uncomfortable and they suffer from reduced appetite. Chronic kidney diseases are generally identified while checking other kidney related problems such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Chronic kidney disorder is identified by blood test done for creatinine. Creatinine can be normal in the initial stages of the disease but it can be identified by the urinalysis. During urinalysis results can show that whether kidney is performing the functions normally or not. There is no specific treatment of this disease and it can be cured by completely transplanting kidney in the final stages. It's a kind of dialysis. Some of the stages which are involved in this chronic kidney disease are described below:
1. Stage 1 - at this stage the normal functions are slightly diminished and the glomerular filtration rate is more than 90 ml/minute. At this stage chronic kidney disease can be identified by the urine test.
2. Stage 2 - the glomerular filtration rates decreases rapidly and comes to 60 to 89 ml/minute. Kidney damage is also starts at a greater rate. Functions start to diminish rapidly. Kidney allows proteins and other useful substances to flow out with urine.
3. Stage 3 - the reduction in the glomerular filtration rates increases and it reduces to 30 to 59 ml/minute. The kidney damage is about 30% and the kidney functions poorly. This stage is considered by the doctors as the stage before the maximum damage or complete failure.
4. Stage 4 - at this stage kidney functions very badly and the glomerular filtration rates are reduced considerably to 15 to 29 ml/minute. Kidney at this stage losses the power to filter urine properly. At this stage doctors generally prepares for renal replacement process as this is the stage where replacement is the only option.
5. Stage 5 - at this stage kidney fails permanently and the glomerular filtration rates get reduced to less than 15 ml/minute. Kidney stops functioning and so the only option to cure this disease at this stage is permanent replacement of kidneys.
The main cause of chronic kidney disease is hypertension and diabetes nephropathy. These two reasons of chronic kidney disease, account for more than 79% of total adult kidney cases.
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