Kidney Diseases In Children
Chronic kidney illness of any kind in children is the most unwelcome news for any parent in the world. They subject children to lonely childhoods blighted with frequent illnesses and regular hospital visitations. A child who is supposed to grow happily is instead left attending hospital operations most of the time. The parents are not any better off as they are angry and depressed not to mention the high costs that they will have to incur in meeting the hospital bills.
For this reason and many others, it is of paramount importance that a parent learns to cope with these kidney diseases so that they can instill hope and courage in their children. It is important that they teach their children that these are normal diseases that can affect anyone so that their children may find the strength to grow up. They should make their children know that this is not the end of life and instead show them how to treat the disease including what drugs to take at when the symptoms are seen.
Kidney ailments in children may be acute or chronic.
Below are some of the kidney problems that children are likely to suffer from:
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
The above affects children mostly under the age of ten years.
This is a rare disease and one which has high chances of causing kidney failure. When a child eats foods that are contaminated with bacteria, they may get an infection of the digestive system. This causes diarrhea and vomiting. The child becomes restless and pale after the symptoms have subsided. The toxic substances produced by these bacteria may damage the kidney, leading to acute kidney failure. Children with this condition often need blood transfusion.
Nephrotic syndrome
A child with this condition tends to urinate less often, and the water left in the body causes swelling in the eyes, legs and the stomach. The small amount of urine that the body makes is concentrated and contains high levels of proteins. A healthy kidney will keep the protein in the blood but a defective one leaks the protein in the urine.
This condition is normally treated with prednisone to prevent the leakage of protein into the urine. The child is supposed to take small doses of prednisone and eventually come back to normalcy without permanent damage to their kidneys.
Detection of these diseases will help in mitigating their effects.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Kidney Disease Diabetes
Kidney Disease Diabetes
Diabetes is the most common cause of kidney failure. Kidney failure is a very serious condition that affects more than 100,000 people in the United States annually. In this case, the kidney fails in its duty to rid the body of toxic wastes. When one suffers from kidney failure, it marks the last stage of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).
About 44 per cent of all new cases of CKD that are reported today are as a result of diabetes. Things start as diabetes before progressing into a complicated disease that makes the kidney not function well. Finally, kidney deals the patient the final blow. However, there is hope for people who have kidney disease and diabetes complications. Dialysis is a very helpful process that involves cleaning the patient's blood. Alternatively, an even more attractive option is undergoing a kidney transplant in case a donor has been identified.
In the US, people who suffer from kidney failure are eligible for health care that is funded by the federal government. The highest rates of CKD are reported among American-Indians, African-Americans, and Latinos. People of the Caucasian origin report lower prevalence rates of this disease. The interplay of many factors that determine the likelihood of someone suffering from this disease consists of diet, hereditary composition, high blood pressure and effects of other medical conditions.
People with high blood pressure and high glucose levels can easily suffer from diabetes that will easily graduate into kidney failure. This disease develops inside the human body over a long period. In the preliminary stages of the diseases, the kidneys filter more toxins than what would normally be expected of people with normal kidneys.
It takes several years for people who are developing this disease to suffer from the effects of blood protein albumen through urine. During the first stage of the disease, the functions of the kidney do not change at all. It is therefore very difficult to diagnose any condition.
As the patient kidney and diabetes become more affected, more albumen starts to find its way into urine. Increase in the level of albumen that is released indicates that the filtering ability of the kidneys is failing. Fall of filtration ability translates in retention of many body wastes inside the body. Increase in body wastes might easily trigger increase in blood pressure. When you are living within diabetes within the first 10 years, it is rare for kidney failure to occur. The failure often occurs after between 15 and 25 years. When one passes this period, chances of kidney failure are drastically reduced.
Diabetes is the most common cause of kidney failure. Kidney failure is a very serious condition that affects more than 100,000 people in the United States annually. In this case, the kidney fails in its duty to rid the body of toxic wastes. When one suffers from kidney failure, it marks the last stage of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).
About 44 per cent of all new cases of CKD that are reported today are as a result of diabetes. Things start as diabetes before progressing into a complicated disease that makes the kidney not function well. Finally, kidney deals the patient the final blow. However, there is hope for people who have kidney disease and diabetes complications. Dialysis is a very helpful process that involves cleaning the patient's blood. Alternatively, an even more attractive option is undergoing a kidney transplant in case a donor has been identified.
In the US, people who suffer from kidney failure are eligible for health care that is funded by the federal government. The highest rates of CKD are reported among American-Indians, African-Americans, and Latinos. People of the Caucasian origin report lower prevalence rates of this disease. The interplay of many factors that determine the likelihood of someone suffering from this disease consists of diet, hereditary composition, high blood pressure and effects of other medical conditions.
People with high blood pressure and high glucose levels can easily suffer from diabetes that will easily graduate into kidney failure. This disease develops inside the human body over a long period. In the preliminary stages of the diseases, the kidneys filter more toxins than what would normally be expected of people with normal kidneys.
It takes several years for people who are developing this disease to suffer from the effects of blood protein albumen through urine. During the first stage of the disease, the functions of the kidney do not change at all. It is therefore very difficult to diagnose any condition.
As the patient kidney and diabetes become more affected, more albumen starts to find its way into urine. Increase in the level of albumen that is released indicates that the filtering ability of the kidneys is failing. Fall of filtration ability translates in retention of many body wastes inside the body. Increase in body wastes might easily trigger increase in blood pressure. When you are living within diabetes within the first 10 years, it is rare for kidney failure to occur. The failure often occurs after between 15 and 25 years. When one passes this period, chances of kidney failure are drastically reduced.
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