How to treat renal failure?

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Renal failure is a pathological state of partial or total loss of renal function caused by various chronic kidney diseases. It is known as "the second human cancer". For the treatment of renal failure, there are many clinical treatment methods, let's share how to treat renal failure?.

How to treat renal failure?

First, for the causes of renal failure caused by treatment, such as insufficient blood supply or blood loss, patients will be given to supplement the lost body fluid and water; If there is infection, further treatment should be given.

Second: hemodialysis (kidney washing) because the kidney has lost its function, doctors will temporarily use dialysis treatment (commonly known as kidney washing) to help remove toxins and wastes from the body; If patients with acute renal failure do not get appropriate treatment or can not be controlled, so that the disease develops from acute to chronic renal failure, they may develop into anuria due to uremia and have to wash the kidney for life.

Third: kidney transplantation (renal replacement) when some patients with end-stage renal failure need long-term dialysis treatment, they will choose kidney transplantation when their own economic and physical conditions are suitable. Possible sources of kidneys: family members, spouses, close friends, or brain dead people who signed up to donate organs. Kidney transplantation can bring better quality of life for patients in a short time; However, renal replacement is a big project. Although the current medical technology is quite good, a lot of pre evaluation is still needed to improve the probability of successful renal replacement. In addition, due to the need for rejection drugs and economic reasons, many domestic patients still hold a wait-and-see attitude towards renal transplantation.

matters needing attention

a. Protein restriction: for patients without kidney washing, because the kidney is unable to discharge the waste generated by protein metabolism, the condition of renal failure is more serious. Therefore, it is suggested to reduce the protein intake; However, if there is kidney washing, it should be noted that kidney washing will cause the loss of protein in the body, so we must cooperate with the nutritionist's advice to maintain the body's needs. b. Limit the intake of sodium: because the salt contains high sodium content, if there is too much sodium in the body of patients with renal failure, it will cause the retention of water in the body, and then cause cardiopulmonary failure and aggravate renal failure. But do not use low sodium salt, because low sodium salt contains a high amount of potassium ion. C. limit the intake of potassium: the accumulation of potassium in the body will cause muscle weakness, and even cause heart failure.