Ask our Doctors: What Causes Kidney Failure?
Where are my kidneys located?
Our kidneys are located towards the back of the body, slightly below the middle of the torso, with one on each side of the spinal cord.
Why are the kidneys important?
Our kidneys remove excess toxins and water from the body. In short, they regulate salt and water balance in the body, and they also produce hormones necessary for healthy bones and for red blood cell production.
What causes kidney failure?
There are many medical conditions that can cause whether suddenly or over a period of time. Those that cause kidney failure suddenly give rise to what we call acute, and it could be because of certain drugs they take, certain infections or even trauma.
Then there are medical conditions that cause a patient to end up with eventually, like diabetes and high blood pressure. If these medical conditions are not well controlled in the long run, There can end-organ damage, and kidney failure is one of them.
Is kidney failure curable?
There are various options of renal replacement therapies which are available mainly dialysis and/or a kidney transplant. During dialysis. You can have the dialysis machine remove excess toxins and water from the body, but that only happens when the patient is on dialysis.
In a kidney transplant, a healthy kidney is place into the patient with kidney failure. This healthy kidney takes over all the functions that a patient’s own kidney is supposed to do. Therefore, the true treatment and “cure” for kidney failure would be a successful kidney transplant.
How do I know if my kidney is failing?
Unfortunately, kidney disease comes with very few symptoms until the patient has late-stage chronic kidney disease. That’s when they may get some symptoms such as:
- Fluid overload, like breathlessness on taking a few steps
- Being unable to lie flat on a pillow. With the need to be propped up with a few more pillows
- Leg swelling at the end of the day
These are the signs that tend to appear late. It’s recommend that patients who want to find out if they have kidney disease – especially if they have สมัคร ufabet กับเรา รับโบนัสทันที risk factors like diabetes and high blood pressure – go for regular health screenings because we can pick up signs like blood or protein in the urine, and institute corrective measures early.