Less Urine Output in Kidney Failure

2014-09-03 02:18

Kidney failure is always used to decried the last stage of kidney problem. For people who are living with kidney failure, some of them may find their daily urine output is less and less. Well, what does this mean for them and what causes decrease of urine output in kidney failure?

What does less urine output mean for kidney failure patients?

Kidney failure refers to the worst kidney condition which is always accompanied with lots of symptoms like nausea, vomiting, skin itching, tiredness, fluid retention, foamy urine, blood urine and so on. Less urine output is just one of the clinical manifestations.

For kidney failure patients, less urine output means their chance to get kidney function improved is decreasing. For kidney failure patients who still have normal urine output, they are more likely to have some injured kidney tissues injured, but for these who have less urine output or who have no urine output at all, the possibility to increase GFR is relatively lower.

What causes decrease of urine output in kidney failure?

For kidney failure patients who have no urine output, dialysis and kidney transplant are the last two life-sustaining methods. Therefore, taking treatment as soon as possible before the decrease of urine output is very important. However, for kidney failure patients, what cause decrease of their urine output?

Kidney is responsible for producing urine. Blood flow through kidney and during this process, excess fluid and wastes produced by the body will be eliminated from the blood and discharged out of the body as urine. However, for kidney failure patients, their kidneys filter less blood within limited time. As a result, less urine is produced.

Lastly, for kidney failure patients, to increase urine output, both increasing bloodstream in kidney and improving kidney function are necessary.

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