CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE
Disease information
CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE
In
normal
conditions, the kidneys of
a
healthful person daily filter 180 liters of
liquid
, of which 99% reabsorbidos and are given back to the general circulation of the body.
The rest, is the remainders that the organism forms and that does not need and that is going to form tinkles it,
liquid
by means of which is expelled from the organism and that of not doing would cause it the poisoning and in few days the death of
a
person.
When anybody cannot produce and reject these volumes,
a
chronic
renal insufficiency is caused that is constant, persistent, progressive and irreversible the diminution of the
function
of the kidneys.
This suffering is pronounced by the retention of liquids, salts and elements like
sodium
,
potassium
,
calcium
and urea, among others, with serious repercussions in the
health
and life of that suffers it, since in advanced state, cause
a
urémico
syndrome
that deteriorates to much the quality of life and finally it takes to the death to the person who suffers it.
The
chronic
renal insufficiency, the same affects men whom to women of all the ages, including
children
and its
origin
in diverse causes that can be from hereditary or
congenital
, until by glomerulitis,
pielonefritis
or quísticas
diseases
of the
kidney
has
.
Although, the kidneys are able to adapt until in
a
50% to the deterioration of their capacity, the quality of life of the patient deteriorates much and between the complications that are observed they are the generated ones by the urémico
syndrome
whose manifestations are: the
arterial
hypertension
, the
anemia
, the increase of lipids (
cholesterol
and triglicéridos) loss of the appetite, alterations in metabolisto and bad
tolerance
to carbohydrates.
Another one of the
problems
, is the
urinary
incontinencia, since they have
a
great difficulty to concentrate tinkles it, which takes to eliminate great volumes of tinkles increasing to the frequency and the amount of the micciones.
Between the treatment options they are:
the dialyses, procedures to replace in partial form the
function
of the kidneys.
the renales transplants, that although have very effective results, are complicated by everything what they imply.
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charge
on its use.
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