Kidney failure, also known as end-stage kidney disease, is a condition in which one or both of your kidneys no longer work independently. The kidney can no longer adequately filter waste products from the blood, functioning at less than 15% of normal levels.
Another name – is renal failure, end-stage renal disease stage 5 chronic kidney disease.
Symptoms Of Kidney Failure
- Symptoms may occur including leg swelling, feeling tired, vomiting, and loss of hunger.
- Complications and acute and chronic failure include uremia, high blood potassium and volume overload, muscle cramps, decreased mental sharpness and sleep problems.
Stages Of Kidney Failure
There Are Five stages:
Stage 1
Standard or high GFR (GFR > 90 ml/min)
Stage 2
Mild CKD ( GFr = 60-89 ml/ min)
Stage 3 A
Moderate CKD ( GFDL 45-59 ml/ min)
Stage 3 B
Moderate CKD ( GDR 30-44 ml/ min)
Stage 4
Severe CKD ( GFR – 15-29 ml/ min)
Stage 5
End stage CKD ( GFR < 15 ml/min)
Causes Of Kidney Failure
- Low blood pressure
- Blockage of the urinary tract
- Certain medications
- Muscle breakdown
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Polycystic kidney disease
Types Of Kidney Failure
- Acute kidney failure
- Chronic kidney failure
Treatments For Kidney Failure
1. Home remedies
Avoid products with added salt. Lower the amount of sodium you eat each day by avoiding products with added salt, including many convenience foods such as frozen dinners, soups and fast food and oily food.
2. Choose lower-potassium foods
Limit the number of proteins you eat.
Good foods that help repair your kidney include apples, blueberries, fish, spinach, sweet potatoes, bananas, avocados, apricot, and dried fruits such as dates, raisins etc.
3. Treatment of Acute kidney failure
It depends on the underlying course. Treatment of chronic kidney failure may include hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or a kidney transplant. Hemodialysis uses a machine to filter the blood outside the body.
In peritoneal dialysis, specific fluid is placed into the abdominal cavity and then drained, repeated multiple times per day. Kidney transplantation involves someone else and then taking medication to prevent rejections.
Written By: Apoorva
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