How is Autosomal Dominant PKD Treated

2015-05-04 01:37

Autosomal Dominant PKD (ADPKD) refers to the adult PKD, which is a genetic kidney disease with numerous cysts formed on kidneys, and the cysts will be increased and get enlarged over time, which will finally develop into end stage kidney failure if patients don’t take effective treatment. So treatment is very important for ADPKD patients. Then how is autosomal dominant PKD treated?

Although there is no cure for ADPKD patients, but the treatment can help ease symptoms and prolong their life expectancy for patients.

Then how is autosomal dominant PKD treated?

1. Relieve pains

Pain is a common symptom among PKD patients, which can be caused by cyst infection, bleeding into cysts, kidney stone or stretching of the fibrous tissues around the kidney with cyst growth. Doctor will first help get the main cause of the pains, and then take certain treatment to help relieve the pains.

2. Control high blood pressure

High blood pressure is a common sign for PKD patients, and the unwell controlled high blood pressure will cause further damage to kidneys. So patients need to take effective treatment to control the high blood pressure.

3. Shrink the kidney cysts

Since the kidney damage is mainly caused by the enlargement of kidney cysts in PKD patients, so they need to take effective treatment to shrink their kidney cysts. InPeking Tung Shin Tang Chinese Medical Hospital, we use the traditional Chinese herbal medicine to remedy the PKD, and the unique treatment is Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy. The effective substances in osmotherapy can shrink the kidney cysts effectively, and it can also improve the kidney function, which can slow down or even stop the progression of ADPKD.

4. Prevent end stage renal disease

For PKD patients, if they don’t take prompt and effective treatment, they will finally get into end stage renal disease, then may need to live on dialysis or kidney transplant to prolong their life. So patients need to take early treatment to slow down their progression.

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