How to Treat High Blood Pressure for Kidney Failure Patients

2014-03-16 03:53

For kidney failure patients, high blood pressure is a common symptom for them, and the unwell controlled high blood pressure can cause further damage to kidneys, so kidney failure patients need to control their high blood pressure. Then how to treat high blood pressure for kidney failure patients?

Why kidney failure patient have high blood pressure?

There are two possible causes of high blood pressure for kidney failure patients. One is primary, patients may have high blood pressure before they have kidney disease. The other is secondary, which means the high blood pressure caused by kidney damage.

For the high blood pressure caused by kidney damage, it is because of the low kidney function. As we know, kidneys have the function of secreting renin, and help regulate blood pressure. Once the kidneys are damaged, the renin excretion will be reduced, which will cause high blood pressure for kidney failure patients. Besides, the fluid retention will also cause high blood pressure for kidney failure patients.

How to treat high blood pressure for kidney failure patients?

1. Western medicines

Here are some western medicines which can help control high blood pressure effectively, and the common medicine include ACEI, ARBs, etc. Kidney failure patients need to choose the right and proper medicines depending on their illness condition. And the long-term use of medicine will cause some side effects for kidney failure patients, so patients need to take care about this.

2. Certain diet

A kidney-friendly diet will be helpful for kidney failure patients, and help control their high blood pressure. They need to limit the salt intake and limit the fluid intake, which can help relieve swelling as well. They also need to keep a low protein diet which can help reduce the kidney burden and protect the residual kidney function.

3. Chinese therapy

In order to control the high blood pressure fundamentally, kidney failure patients need to have effective treatments to repair their damaged kidney tissues and improve their kidney function. Once the kidney function is improved, the high blood pressure can be controlled from root.

Here we recommended Chinese therapies, which can help repair the damaged kidney tissues and improve the kidney function.

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