What Is the Next Step When Diagnosed with PKD

2014-07-24 02:35

What is the next step when diagnosed with PKD? PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease) is a very dangerous illness which deprives patient’s life easily when develops to advanced stage. Therefore, we need to take some measures to protect ourselves if we are told to have PKD. Well, what is the next step after the diagnosis?

1. Have an overall understanding about current kidney condition

In initial stage of Polycystic Kidney Disease, cysts in kidney are small and number is less. Small kidney cysts cause no impairment of kidney function, so at that time, patients usually experience no symptoms. However, when kidney cysts become very large, they will damage surrounding kidney tissues, leading to decline of kidney function. At that times, various symptoms like back pain, proteinuria, tiredness and poor appetite appear. Having an overall understanding about current kidney function is very important for patients to know clearly about what to do the next step.

2. Take medicines to get all the symptoms under control

If symptoms like proteinuria and high blood pressure appears due to Polycystic Kidney Disease, medicines like hypotensive drugs are needed to bring them under control. These symptoms although appear due to impairment of kidney function, if left uncontrolled, they will cause further damages on kidney, which is not helpful for patient’s recovery.

3. Get all the kidney cysts shrunk timely

In cases of PKD, kidney tissues are injured due to enlarged kidney cyst, so getting all the kidney cyst shrunk timely is very important. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is the herbal treatment that can shrink all the kidney cyst at one time. With the help of this herbal treatment, residual kidney tissues can be protected from kidney cyst, which is very important for the stop of illness progression.

4. Make sure daily diet is kidney-friendly

A scientific diet also plays a part for good management of Polycystic Kidney Disease. Exact diet plan is based on patient’s specific illness condition, so it usually differs from case to case. (You can consult our doctor online for personalized diet plan)

Knowing what to do after the diagnosis of PKD is very important for a good life expectancy. The above is the related information about it and hope it is helpful.

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