Creatinine Level Going Up Even After Dialysis

2014-04-20 06:00

Increasing serum creatinine level is a big concern for kidney failure patients, not mater they are on dialysis or not and this is because creatinine level in blood always reflect kidney condition and the clean condition of blood. Dialysis is the msot direct and effective way to get high creatinine level lowered down within a short time. However, some patients complain their creatinine level goes up even after dialysis. Why is this? And how to solve this problem?

In medicine, creatinine level is measured to reflect kidney function. Creatinine belongs to small molecular substance which can pass through kidney freely, so high creatinine level always indicates poor kidney function. For an affected kidney, when creatinine can not be excreted effectively, other wastes produced in the body can not be reoved as well. Therefore, high creatinine level also means high levels of toxins in blood.

Dailysis is a medical procedure in which a machine is used to replace failed kidney to purify blood outside patients’ body. Dialysis is very helpful for kidney failure patients, but some patients may find their creatinine level goes up after dialysis and this is due to:

1. Dialysis is not a real treatment for kidney failure, but a method to purify blood in short time.

Dialysis only helps to clear creatinine away from blood, and it can not restore kidney function. Therefore, newly produced creatinine build up again in the blood, even if creatinine produced before have been removed successfully. Also, this is the reason why regular dialysis is needed for kidney failure patients.

2. Inadequate dialysis

Inadequate dialysis is another cause for high creatinine level after dialysis. Dialysis is just one of the blood purification methods.In medicine, apart from it, there are may other technics that can help to replace damaged kidney to cleanse blood such as immune adsorption, plasma exchange, hemoperfusion and hemofiltration. When creatinine level can not be lowered down successfully with hemodialysis, other blood purification methods are recommended.

Lastly, creatinine level goes up after dialysis because kidney function can not be improved at all with dialysis. To keep creatinine level in the normal range, we must repair kidney damages and improve kidney function. Only in this way, can we receive permanent treatment effects.

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