Facts About Kidney Disoder
More than 35,000 patients are waiting for kidney transplants, but only about 11,000 will receive transplants because of a shortage of suitable organ donors.
Every year 2200 new cases of Malaysians are diagnosed with end stage renal failure. There are over 1800 people waiting for a kidney transplant in Malaysia, the numbers are increasing each year. …… This number is frightening……
Many other conditions can harm the kidneys. These include :
Risk factors for chronic kidney disease include :
What our kidney does?
Our kidneys do some important jobs to keep our body healthy:
Our kidneys do some important jobs to keep our body healthy:
Ø Balance our body fluids. Excess fluid is filtered out as urine.
Ø Remove waste products from our blood.
Ø Remove drugs and toxins from our body.
Ø Release hormones into our blood to :
- Control blood pressure
- Make red blood cells
- Keep your bones healthy.
vWhat is kidney failure?
Kidney failure is a condition where the kidneys are incapable of performing its normal function. Certain toxic substances which should have been excreted such as urea and creatinine are accumulated in the body.
Kidney failure is a condition where the kidneys are incapable of performing its normal function. Certain toxic substances which should have been excreted such as urea and creatinine are accumulated in the body.
vThe two main causes of kidney failure are Diabetes & High Blood Pressure.
Many other conditions can harm the kidneys. These include :
v
- Glomerulonephritis, a disease that causes inflammation in the kidneys.
- v Inherited diseases like polycystic kidney disease, which causes many cysts to form in the kidneys.
- vIgA nephropathy or other nephropathy. Essentially an autoimmune problem. Exact trigger not well known.
- v Very large, long standing kidney stone.
- v NSAID or pain killer like ponstan, voltaren can cause kidney failure.
Who is at Risk ?
Risk factors for chronic kidney disease include :
- Ø Diabetes
Ø
- Ø High blood pressure
Ø
- Ø A family history of chronic kidney disease
Ø
- Ø Older age
Ø
- Ø Drug overdose, excessive use of alcohol
- Ø Long term use of pain medications such as aspirin, panadol, ibuprofen and treatment with antibiotic.
How to early detect kidney ailments?
- 1.Blood in urine. Most often not visible. But sometimes may appear tea color urine.
- 2.Protein in urine, low urine output.
- 3.Swelling of face and legs
- 4.Tiredness, fatigue
- 5.Pale and sallow complexion
- 6.Have dry and itchy skin
- 7.Poor appetite, sometimes accompanied with nausea and vomiting
- 8.High blood pressure. Especially when it is hard to bring it to good control.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Here In My Home
Post a Comment