What Are the Symptoms of Electrolyte Disturbance in PKD

2014-06-17 07:19

What are the symptoms of electrolyte disturbance in PKD? Since electrolyte is a common symptoms for people with kidney disease, and the PKD will finally cause kidney failure, so PKD patients will wonder whether they have the symptoms of electrolyte disturbance. In this article, we will help PKD patients to get further understanding of the electrolyte disturbance.

As we know, our body contains many mineral substances, such as sodium chloride, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, etc. And our kidneys have the function of keeping the balance of the electrolyte in blood. When one mineral is higher in the blood, the kidneys will help remove more into urine, which can help reach the electrolyte balance in body.

Why PKD can cause the electrolyte disturbance?

As we know, PKD is a kind of kidney disease with numerous kidney cysts on kidneys, and the kidney cysts will be increased and get enlarged over time, which will oppress the surrounding kidney tissues and cause kidney damage. When the kidneys are damaged, they will fail to function well, thus will cause the electrolyte disturbance.

What are the symptoms of electrolyte disturbance in PKD?

- fatigue

- muscle spasm/ cramp

- weakness

- dysphoria

- nausea/ vomiting

- dizziness

- confusion of consciousness

- faint

- irritability

- thirst

- low blood pressure

- coma

- heart rate slow

- epileptic seizure

- palpitation

- Limb lack of coordination

From above we can know the symptoms when people have electrolyte disturbance in PKD, which are serious for people. So PKD patients need to pay attention to these symptoms. If they have two or more of these symptoms, they may need to have early test to hospital, and have early treatment, which can help make a good prognosis for them.

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