Treatment for Shortness of Breath in Kidney Failure

2014-03-22 01:08

Kidney Failure patients easily suffer from shortness of breath due to various reasons. How to treat shortness of in kidney failure? Now let’s suit the remedy to the cause.

Supplement EPO and iron

Kidney failure means your kidneys can not work properly. Some of its function will be affected, for example, the secretion of erythropoietin. Not enough erythropoietin means less red blood cells. Besides, the accumulated wastes can also affect the lifespan of red blood cells. Red blood cells are responsible for transporting oxygen to your tissues and removing carbon dioxide. The reduced amount of red blood cells can make you feel shortness of breath.

In this case, supplement EPO and iron can ease this symptom.

Decrease edema

Because the damaged kidneys can not expel the excess fluid from the body, with the progression of your kidney failure, you will have severe edema. If the excess fluid goes into the lung, it may result in pulmonary edema and affect your breath.

In this case, you should take some diuretics to help discharge the fluid. In the daily, you should limit the intake of sodium and fluid.

Control blood pressure

Low blood pressure occurs frequently among kidney failure patients, especially patients on dialysis.

In this case, you should pay attention to your fluid intake between the dialysis sessions and not take hypotensive drugs before dialysis.

Change your medicine

Some of the medicine you take, such as immunosupressor, can lead to shortness of breath if used for long term.

In this case, you should talk with your doctor to change this medicine into another.

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