What is uremia

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Uremia is a kind of terrible disease. The harm of uremia to patients is also serious. My uncle has been suffering from uremia for some time. Patients with uremia must be treated as soon as possible. Now I will tell you about what is uremia, so that you can find and treat this disease as soon as possible .

What is uremia

First of all: uremia is not an independent disease, but a common clinical syndrome of all kinds of advanced kidney disease, which is composed of a series of clinical manifestations when chronic renal failure enters the terminal stage.

Second: chronic renal failure, uric acid phase of the metabolism of human acidic products such as phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid and other substances due to kidney excretion obstacles and retention, can occur "uremic acidosis *". In mild chronic acidosis, most patients have less symptoms.

Finally: in uremic patients, if the water is not properly limited, it can lead to excessive volume load, common subcutaneous edema (eyelids, lower limbs) or / and body cavity effusion (pleural cavity, abdominal cavity), at this time prone to elevated blood pressure.

matters needing attention

Due to the decrease of urine volume, the liquid entering through the mouth of uremic patients will stay in the body, resulting in body edema, increased blood pressure, and even pulmonary edema. Therefore, patients with renal failure must strictly limit their daily liquid intake, and do not forget to measure their weight every day as a reference for drinking water.