PKD Potassium And Creatinine Level

2015-08-04 01:56

Patients with PKD are very prone to high potassium and high creatinine level. They may wonder if the two substances have some connections with each other. The answer is definitely sure. Then how can they affect each other? Here we will mostly talk about relations of potassium and creatinine in PKD.

PKD can make kidney get impaired with the large growth of kidney cyst, leading to decline of kidney function in the end. Excessive creatinine needs to get eliminated from body through urine with kidney filtering the blood. When kidney function decreases more than 50%, creatinine level will increase. In the similar way, potassium can also elevate if kidney function decreases.

Potassium has no direct connection with creatinine. However, if potassium accumulates in body very much, kidney function can be worsened. In this way, kidney has more difficulty in eliminating creatinine from body through urine, which can increase creatinine level in blood. In return, much creatinine can contribute to high potassium level.

Hence, in daily life, patients with PKD should have a low potassium diet, and avoid rich potassium food. Meat is the leading source of creatine which can be decomposed into creatinine. Thus, patients with PKD should limit intake of meat. Good care of diet can help control condition of PKD. But necessary treatment is also needed.

Chinese medicine can be a good treatment to shrink kidney cyst and recover kidney function. Inner cells of cyst can be inhibited from secreting cyst fluids, and permeability of cell walls of cyst gets enhanced to make cyst fluids easy to flow out. In this way, kidney cyst can be shrunk very effectively. Besides, kidney condition can be improved well with Chinese medicine. By the time, kidney function will be under recovery little by little.

From the above, we can see potassium and creatinine level can affect each other in PKD. Good management of diet and Chinese medicine can help patients with PKD get good treatment finally. You can leave a message or contact our online doctors if any doubt or more information you need.

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