How Does Hemodialysis Help PKD Patients

2014-09-08 02:23

How does hemodialysis help PKD patients? Hemodialysis is a kind of treatment for kidney failure patients when their kidneys are damaged very severely and the kidneys fail to work completely. And hemodialysis is also a common treatment for PKD patients when their disease develops into kidney failure. In this article, we will get further understanding about the functions of hemodialysis for PKD patients.

PKD, which is shorted for polycystic kidney disease, is a genetic kidneys disease, and there are multiple kidney cysts on kidneys. The cysts will be increased and get enlarged over time, which will oppress the surrounding kidney tissues and cause kidney damage. When the kidneys are damaged severely, PKD patients may need to have hemodialysis to prolong their life expectancy.

How does hemodialysis help PKD patients?

Hemodialysis, which is also called dialysis, is a replacement treatment for kidney failure patients, which can help remove the toxins and wastes in blood, and dialysis can also help remove the excess fluid in body, which can help substitute the function of kidneys to work well. For PKD patients, when their kidneys are damaged severely by the kidney cysts, the kidneys will fail to work well, and this will cause too much toxins and wastes building up in blood. So they need to start dialysis. Here are the following benefits of dialysis for PKD patients:

1. Remove the toxins and wastes in blood and purify the blood, and it can also help remove the excess fluid in body.

2. Keep the chemicals in blood in a safe level, such as potassium level, sodium level, calcium level, etc.

3. Control the blood pressure.

Will hemodialysis cause any side effects for PKD patients?

Nowadays, more and more kidney disease patients have the treatment of hemodialysis. In fact, dialysis will cause some side effects for them. If patients start dialysis, they may need to live on dialysis all their life long, and the kidneys will fail to work completely. In addition, patients will also have some severe side effects such as headache, dizziness, anemia, infections, nausea, vomiting, low blood pressure, etc.

What are the alternative treatments for PKD patients?

Although dialysis can help prolong the life expectancy for PKD patients, but it can also be harmful for PKD patients. In Shijiazhuang kidney disease hospital, we use traditional Chinese herbal treatment for PKD patients, which can help patients avoid dialysis and cause no side effects for patients.

The featured treatment include Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, Circle Therapy, Foot Bath Therapy, Medicated Bath, etc, all these will be helpful for PKD patients. If you want to get more information about the treatment, you can consult the online doctor, or you can also leave a message below.

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