In general, Renal Failure means part or complete loss of renal function which
is caused when various chronic kidney diseases develop into the end stage.
According to the priority of the disease, Renal Failure can be divided into
Acute Renal Failure and Chronic Renal Failure. When patients are diagnosed with
Renal Failure, they often wonder what causes Renal Failure to them. The
following are the reasons for Renal Failure.
Chronic Kidney Diseases
Renal Failure is a pathologic state part or complete loss of renal function.
Various chronic kidney diseases may lead to the progressive decline of kidney
functions and gradually develop into end stage. The chronic diseases which may
lead to Chronic Renal Failure include Primary Glomerulonephritis, Diabetic
Nephropathy, Hypertensive Nephropathy, renal interstitial tubular nephropathy,
Polycystic Kidney etc.
Medication
According to the survey to many patients with Renal Failure, it is found that
the improper intake of renal toxic drugs in a long term can cause damage to the
kidneys, and when it develops into certain stage, Kidney Failure will occur.
Take painkiller for example, because painkiller contains phenacetin, if taken
for a long time, it will do constant damage to kidneys, causing chronic
tubulointerstitial nephritis and then Renal Failure; Besides, drugs like
gentamicin, if improperly used, can also lead to Renal Failure.
Inappropriate application of renal toxic drugs will aggravate the disease and
quickly lead to Renal Failure. However, patients can not stop using renal toxic
drugs because of its renal toxicity. If these drugs are taken under the
instruction of professional doctors and the renal toxicity is well controlled
with corresponding measures, we can make full use of its advantages.
Misdiagnosis Leading to Chronic Renal Failure
Because some symptoms of kidney disease are similar to those of other
diseases, it would easily cause misdiagnosis and delay the right treatment.
Thereby the disease will deteriorate, and the damage to kidneys will be
aggravated, finally causing Renal Failure. For example, when there is anemia, if
the patients lack the general knowledge of kidney disease, they will go to treat
only anemia, and ignore the mild symptoms such as weakness, fatigue, high blood
pressure, nocturia etc or refuse to go to see a doctor because of lack of money.
Consequently, they will miss the best treatment time. On the other hand, if
doctor just diagnoses from the symptoms, ignore the complications and does not
do the related exams, it would result in misdiagnosis, delay the disease and
lead to Chronic Renal Failure.
Because of the dysfunction, kidneys will not generate urine, which will lead
to the accumulation of waste in the blood. The water in the body also can not be
excreted, thus forming dropsy. Chemical concentration in the body regulated by
kidneys at all times will suffer severe balance disorder.
Mild attack of Acute Renal Failure is common, but more serious Acute Renal
Failure (for example: Acute Renal Failure caused by glomerulonephritis) is
rare.
Tips from Experts:
Whatever the causes of Renal Failure are, the kidneys have been damaged and
symptoms of rise of creatinine and blood urea nitrogen, various complications
have already occurred. So the patients should positively find the appropriate
treatment method to improve their condition. 80% of nephrons are impaired when
the disease develops into Renal Failure, so the key of treatment is to actively
control complications and stabilize the patients’ condition and protect the
remaining healthy nephrons. Through treatment, it should achieve the aim of
reversing the phenotypic transformation of renal cells, restoring the renal
function as much as possible, treating the disease from the source of
pathological damage to the kidneys and completely reducing creatinine, urea
nitrogen etc. Since we have understood the causes of Renal Failure, we should do
early prevention. When diagnosed with the disease, patients should take
observation and treatment as soon as possible in case the disease
deteriorates.
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