What Happens Next With PKD and Creatinine 6.0

2014-10-11 02:36

What happens next with PKD and creatinine 6.0? This is a question we received from our mail box, pkdtreatment169@gmail.com. PKD is a genetic kidney disease and there are numerous kidney cysts on kidneys. PKD is a progressive kidney disease, so patients will wonder what will happen next with creatinine 6.0 in PKD? In this article, we will get further understanding of this question.

What does creatinine 6.0 mean in PKD?

PKD is a genetic kidney disease, and the kidney cysts will be increased and get enlarged over time. When the kidney cysts are big enough, they will oppress the surrounding kidney tissues and cause kidney damage. Creatinine is the waste product of muscle metabolism, and it is mainly excreted by kidneys. When the kidneys are damaged severely, or there are less than 50% kidney function, it will cause the elevated creatinine level in blood. The creatinine 6.0 is much higher than the normal level 0.5-1.2 mg/dl, which means the kidneys have been damaged severely by the enlargements of kidney cysts.

What happens next with PKD and creatinine 6.0?

From above, we can know PKD patients with creatinine 6.0 have severe kidney damage and low kidney function. If they don’t have effective treatment as early as possible, it will worsen their illness condition, and they will have some severe symptoms and complications next.

1. Enlarged kidneys

For PKD patients with creatinine 6.0 patients, their kidneys have been damaged severely, and there are multiple big fluid-filled kidney cysts on kidneys, which will lead to swollen kidneys. And the swelling can also occur in liver, lung, or even heart, which will cause further damage to patients.

2. High blood pressure

The enlargement of kidney cysts will cause the kidney damage, which can lead to high blood pressure, and the unwell controlled high blood pressure will worsen the illness condition of patients, which will cause further damage to kidneys.

3. Digestive problems

When the kidneys are damaged severely, there are too much toxins and wastes accumulate in kidneys, which will stimulate the digestive system, and it can cause some severe symptoms for patients, such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, etc.

In addition, PKD patients with creatinine 6.0 can also have some other severe symptoms. And if they don’t have early treatment at this time, they will quickly get into end stage kidney failure, then they may need to live on dialysis to kidney transplant, which will make a bad prognosis for them.

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