Top Seven Remedies To Prevent PKD From Kidney Failure

2014-10-18 03:43

Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is a congenital genetic disease, which is characterized by multiple cysts on both sides. This will make kidneys enlarged and morphological disorder. With the development of disease, cysts become more and large. Finally renal tissues are damaged severely and it can lead to kidney failure.

As for kidney failure treatment caused by PKD, at present there is no effectively radical treatment. It mainly relies on active treatment and early prevention for complications’ occurrence and development so as to protect residual kidney function and avoid further kidney damage.

1. Early detection for PKD

PKD has an inherited tendency of 60%-70%, so in a family member with PKD history, several people can experience the disease. Therefore, people in a PKD family history should do regular check ups. At present, the common check ups include B ultrasound, MRI and others. Serum creatinine and urea nitrogen test can reflect the severity of kidney damage and the stage of disease.

2. Early prevention and treatment for complications

High blood pressure, urinary tract infection and burst kidney cyst are all common complication of PKD. They are also factors which induce and aggravate kidney function damage, so they should be controlled timely but should avoid renal toxic medications.

3. Renal cyst puncture and pumping liquid treatment

This therapy can relieve the oppression of cysts on surrounding kidney tissues, reverse renal blood flow, protect and improve kidney function. Meanwhile, it has better efficacy on infection, bleeding and empyema.

4. Chinese medicine treatment

Chinese medicine treatment for kidney failure has relatively good therapeutic effect. It can obviously improve clinical symptoms, control development of disease and decrease serum and urea nitrogen.

5. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy

The active ingredients in this therapy can come to the injured kidney lesion directly so that it can shrink kidney cyst and inhibit the secretion of cystic fluid. This therapy can improve microcirculation in kidney and block renal fibrosis and protect residual kidney function as well as restoring injured glomerular function.

6. Nursing care

PKD patients should keep a good mood and have confidence to fight against disease. In diet, they should eat light food, eat more fruits, control protein intake, avoid spicy food, limit salt intake and quit drinking.

7. Kidney replacement therapy

Kidney function lost most or completely lost, and medical conditions become severe. In this case, kidney replacement therapy should be considered, namely hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. And even kidney transplant may be recommended.

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