What Is the Life Expectancy of Stage 3 Kidney Failure From PKD

2014-08-04 06:26

What is the life expectancy of stage 3 kidney failure from PKD? This is a common question for PKD patients when they develops into stage 3 kidney failure. In this article, we will have further understanding of this question. If you still have any questions after reading, you can send e-mail to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com. And you can also ask our online doctor directly, they are real person, not a robot.

What does stage 3 kidney failure mean form PKD?

As we know, PKD is a genetic disorder in people. When patients get PKD, they will have numerous kidney cysts on their kidneys, and the kidney cysts will be increased and get enlarged over time, which will oppress the surrounding kidney tissues and cause kidney damage.

Kidney failure stage 3 means the kidneys have been damaged by the enlargement of kidney cysts in PKD moderately, and this means there are less than 50% kidney function for PDK patients.

In general, the kidney failure can be divided into 5 stages depending on the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and stage 3 kidney failure means the GFR is 30-59 ml/min/1.73m2. And the kidneys have been damaged moderately.

What is the life expectancy of stage 3 kidney failure from PKD?

In fact, no one can tell the real time that one can live when PKD patients get into stage 3 kidney failure. Because there are many factor that will affect the prognosis, and the most important thing is treatment.

If PKD patients have effective treatment, they will have a good life expectancy, and the treatment should be based on shrinking the kidney cysts and improve the kidney function. The recommended treatment is Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, which has the function of shrinking the kidney cysts and repairing the kidney damage. Once the kidney function is improved effectively, stage 3 kidney failure patients can live a better life.

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