Medications Used to Control Polycystic Kidney Disease

2014-06-20 08:19

What are the medicines that can be used to control Polycystic Kidney Disease? Polycystic Kidney Disease, which can be abbreviated as PKD, is a genetic problem with increasing fluid collection in kidney. Tight control of Polycystic Kidney Disease helps to improve life quality and prolong life span. Therefore, it is necessary for people with diagnosis of PKD to know well about the medications that can help them bring illness under control.

Hypotensive Drugs for high blood pressure

Commonly used hypotensive drugs in Polycystic Kidney Disease include:

1. ACE inhibitors:

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor is a good choice for Polycystic Kidney Disease patients who have had a heart attack, because it can help to reduce the workload on the heart.

2. Angiotensin II receptor blockers:

Angiotensin II receptor blockers is usually taken by patients who can not take ACE inhibitors. It shows great effects among these whose illness is still in early stage.

Apart from them, Beta-blockers, Calcium channel blockers, Direct renin inhibitors, Diuretics and Vasodilators also can be used by Polycystic Kidney Disease patients to deal with high blood pressure.

3. Diuretics for fluid retention

In some cases of Polycystic Kidney Disease, patients experience fluid retention which usually firstly appears in eyelid, face, legs and feet. Diuretic is the best treatment option for PKD patients to alleviate this condition. There are different kinds of diuretics, so they need to choose the right one under doctors’ direction, so as to avoid unnecessary problems.

4. Micro-Chinese medicine to shrink kidney cyst

Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is a herbal treatment based on various herbs. In this treatment, herbs are crushed into powder firstly and then used externally, so side effects caused by oral administration like gastrointestinal discomforts can be avoided successfully. Micro-Chinese medicine shrinks kidney cyst by making pressure difference between inside the cyst and outside the cyst. We know in cases of PKD, kidney tissues are injured due to increasing and enlarged kidney cyst. Therefore, when kidney cyst are shrunk, further kidney damages can be prevented effectively.

Lastly, Polycystic Kidney Disease is a kidney disorder that still can not be cured at present. However, this does not mean we can do noting but waiting from dialysis once being diagnosed with it. In medicine, many medicines and treatment methods have been proven to be good for slowing down and even stopping illness progression. Therefore, taking treatment as quickly as possible is very important for PKD patients to live a better and longer life.

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