What symptom is old man kidney disease

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Uncle Yang always feels tired and weak recently. He can't do anything. He often urinates in a hurry. His legs are swollen. The doctor says it's kidney disease. Now let me talk about the symptoms of kidney disease in the elderly.

What symptom is old man kidney disease

First, the kidneys of the elderly age rapidly. In normal people, the size and weight of the kidney gradually decrease with the increase of age after 30 years old. The weight can be reduced from 150-200g at 30 years old to 110-150g at 90 years old, and the volume of the kidney can be reduced by 30-40% at 90 years old; from 50 years old, the volume will be reduced by 10% every 10 years.

Second, the elderly kidney disease is more secret. On the one hand, the elderly patients mistakenly regard the performance of nephropathy as a normal aging phenomenon and do not pay attention to it. On the other hand, due to the atypical nature of the disease, they ignore the impact of primary diseases such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and hyperuricemia on the kidney.

Thirdly, the clinical manifestations of kidney disease in the elderly are different from those in the young. Nephrotic syndrome is a common manifestation of kidney disease in the elderly. Hypoproteinemia is often very significant, with more chances of hypertension and renal dysfunction. Asymptomatic abnormal urine test accounted for about 20%, because the symptoms are hidden, if not regularly physical examination, these symptoms are often ignored.

matters needing attention

Nephropathy is a very common disease, early symptoms of common edema, hypertension and abnormal urination, generally speaking, elderly nephropathy is more difficult to distinguish, which requires our great vigilance, it is recommended that patients with the above symptoms, should go to a regular hospital in time to actively seek medical treatment, in order to suit the remedy.