Membranous nephropathy is a kidney disorder that leads to changes and
inflammation of the structures inside the kidney that help filter wastes and
fluids. The inflammation may lead to problems with kidney function.
The disorder occurs in about 2 out of every 10,000 people. It may occur at
any age, but is more common after age 40.
What are the symptoms?
The most noticeable symptom of MN is often edema, or swelling, which can be
serious. This typically starts in the feet and legs. But it can move into the
hips and abdomen as well. Other symptoms include high blood pressure, high
cholesterol, and a tendency to form blood clots.
Protein levels can be measured in a urine sample. Kidney function can be
calculated from a blood test alone or measured more directly using a 24-hour
urine collection. MN can cause protein in the urine alone. It can also cause
protein in the urine and kidney failure together. Therefore, both must be
assessed by your doctor.
None of the above symptoms or even all of them together, is specific for MCD.
If you or your doctor are concerned about MN, the only way to know for sure is
to have a kidney biopsy.
Glomerulonephritis?
The symptoms of MGN are different for each person. You may have no symptoms
at all. If symptoms develop, they typically include the following:
swelling (edema) in the hands, feet, or face
fatigue
foamy urine
excessive need to urinate at night
weight gain
poor appetite
MGN causes damage to your kidney, and that results in protein being filtered
from the blood and into your urine. Because protein is needed by the body, a
lack of protein leads to water retention and swelling.
How Is Membranous Glomerulonephritis Diagnosed?
Diagnosis of MGN is made by your doctor. If you have symptoms of MGN such as
swelling, your doctor may order a urinalysis. This test will show if you have
protein in your urine. Other tests may also be ordered to confirm diagnosis
including:
blood and urine albumin tests
blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
creatinine blood
creatinine clearance
lipid panel
blood and urine protein
If these tests indicate the presence of MGN, your doctor may also order a
kidney biopsy. This procedure will require your doctor to obtain a small sample
of kidney tissue. The sample will be sent to a laboratory for analysis. The
results of this test will help confirm your diagnosis.
Glomerulonephritis?
The symptoms of MGN are different for each person. You may have no symptoms
at all. If symptoms develop, they typically include the following:
swelling (edema) in the hands, feet, or face
fatigue
foamy urine
excessive need to urinate at night
weight gain
poor appetite
MGN causes damage to your kidney, and that results in protein being filtered
from the blood and into your urine. Because protein is needed by the body, a
lack of protein leads to water retention and swelling.
How Is Membranous Glomerulonephritis Diagnosed?
Diagnosis of MGN is made by your doctor. If you have symptoms of MGN such as
swelling, your doctor may order a urinalysis. This test will show if you have
protein in your urine. Other tests may also be ordered to confirm diagnosis
including:
blood and urine albumin tests
blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
creatinine blood
creatinine clearance
lipid panel
blood and urine protein
If these tests indicate the presence of MGN, your doctor may also order a
kidney biopsy. This procedure will require your doctor to obtain a small sample
of kidney tissue. The sample will be sent to a laboratory for analysis.
What are my chances of getting better?
Up to 40% of patients diagnosed with MN undergo a spontaneous remission
within 5 years, even without therapy. These patients do not necessarily stay in
remission, however. On average, 20 years after diagnosis, 1/3 of patients will
be in complete remission, and 1/3 will have progressed to end-stage renal
disease and need dialysis. Another 1/3 will be somewhere in the middle. Those
people that initially have more than a gram of protein in their urine per day
for more than six months tend to do worse. Their renal function often declines
regardless of therapy.
Kidney Transplant in Membranous Nephropathy
Unfortunately, many patients diagnosed with MN will eventually progress to
kidney failure. Fortunately, kidney transplant is a treatment option for these
patients.
For some general information about kidney transplant, click here.
2013年12月31日星期二
2013年12月30日星期一
Kidney Cysts
Kidney cysts has two kinds:simple kidney cysts,complex kidney cysts.
Definition
Simple kidney cysts are abnormal, fluid-filled sacs that form in the kidneys. Simple kidney cysts are different from the cysts that develop when a person has polycystic kidney disease (PKD), which is a genetic disorder. Simple kidney cysts do not enlarge the kidneys, replace their normal structure, or cause reduced kidney function like cysts do in people with PKD.
Simple kidney cysts are more common as people age. An estimated 25 percent of people 40 years of age and 50 percent of people 50 years of age have simple kidney cysts.
What causes simple kidney cysts?
The cause of simple kidney cysts is not fully understood. Obstruction of tubules—tiny structures within the kidneys that collect urine—or deficiency of blood supply to the kidneys may play a role. Diverticula—sacs that form on the tubules—may detach and become simple kidney cysts. The role of genetic factors in the development of simple kidney cysts has not been studied.
Simple Kidney Cyst Symptoms
Simple kidney cysts usually do not cause symptoms. In most cases, a doctor finds them during an ultrasound or computerized tomography (CT) scan done for another reason. However, simple kidney cysts may:
· Cause pain in your side, back, or upper abdomen if they enlarge and press on other organs
· Bleed
· Become infected, causing fever, chills, or other signs of infection
· Impair kidney function (rare)
Simple kidney cysts have been associated with high blood pressure, but it is unclear what the relationship is between the two.
Simple Kidney Cyst Treatment
If your cyst does not cause symptoms or complications, you do not need treatment. Your doctor may simply watch your cysts to make sure they don't cause any problems. However, in the rare case that you have symptoms, you may need treatment.
You may have a procedure that involves these steps:
· A doctor punctures the cyst with a long needle inserted through the skin, using ultrasound for guidance.
· The doctor drains (aspirates) the cyst and may then fill the empty pouch with a solution that contains alcohol; this causes the tissue to harden and lowers the chances of recurrence. Scarring down the space within the cyst is called sclerosis.
In some cases, a cyst will return and refill with fluid. Your doctor may recommend surgery that entails general anesthesia and a large incision. During the procedure, the surgeon would insert a thin, lighted viewing tube called a laparoscope and other instruments to drain the fluid from the cyst and remove or burn its outer wall to keep it from reforming.
Points to Remember
· Simple kidney cysts are abnormal, fluid-filled sacs that form in the kidneys.
· Simple kidney cysts usually do not cause symptoms or harm the kidneys.
· Most simple kidney cysts are found during imaging tests done for other reasons.
· Treatment is not needed for simple kidney cysts that do not cause any symptoms.
· Simple kidney cysts that are causing symptoms or blocking the flow of blood or urine through the kidney may need to be treated using sclerotherapy or surgery.
Definition
Simple kidney cysts are abnormal, fluid-filled sacs that form in the kidneys. Simple kidney cysts are different from the cysts that develop when a person has polycystic kidney disease (PKD), which is a genetic disorder. Simple kidney cysts do not enlarge the kidneys, replace their normal structure, or cause reduced kidney function like cysts do in people with PKD.
Simple kidney cysts are more common as people age. An estimated 25 percent of people 40 years of age and 50 percent of people 50 years of age have simple kidney cysts.
What causes simple kidney cysts?
The cause of simple kidney cysts is not fully understood. Obstruction of tubules—tiny structures within the kidneys that collect urine—or deficiency of blood supply to the kidneys may play a role. Diverticula—sacs that form on the tubules—may detach and become simple kidney cysts. The role of genetic factors in the development of simple kidney cysts has not been studied.
Simple Kidney Cyst Symptoms
Simple kidney cysts usually do not cause symptoms. In most cases, a doctor finds them during an ultrasound or computerized tomography (CT) scan done for another reason. However, simple kidney cysts may:
· Cause pain in your side, back, or upper abdomen if they enlarge and press on other organs
· Bleed
· Become infected, causing fever, chills, or other signs of infection
· Impair kidney function (rare)
Simple kidney cysts have been associated with high blood pressure, but it is unclear what the relationship is between the two.
Simple Kidney Cyst Treatment
If your cyst does not cause symptoms or complications, you do not need treatment. Your doctor may simply watch your cysts to make sure they don't cause any problems. However, in the rare case that you have symptoms, you may need treatment.
You may have a procedure that involves these steps:
· A doctor punctures the cyst with a long needle inserted through the skin, using ultrasound for guidance.
· The doctor drains (aspirates) the cyst and may then fill the empty pouch with a solution that contains alcohol; this causes the tissue to harden and lowers the chances of recurrence. Scarring down the space within the cyst is called sclerosis.
In some cases, a cyst will return and refill with fluid. Your doctor may recommend surgery that entails general anesthesia and a large incision. During the procedure, the surgeon would insert a thin, lighted viewing tube called a laparoscope and other instruments to drain the fluid from the cyst and remove or burn its outer wall to keep it from reforming.
Points to Remember
· Simple kidney cysts are abnormal, fluid-filled sacs that form in the kidneys.
· Simple kidney cysts usually do not cause symptoms or harm the kidneys.
· Most simple kidney cysts are found during imaging tests done for other reasons.
· Treatment is not needed for simple kidney cysts that do not cause any symptoms.
· Simple kidney cysts that are causing symptoms or blocking the flow of blood or urine through the kidney may need to be treated using sclerotherapy or surgery.
2013年12月28日星期六
Moxibustion
Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine technique that involves the
burning of mugwort, a small, spongy herb, to facilitate healing. Moxibustion has
been used throughout Asia for thousands of years; in fact, the actual Chinese
character for acupuncture, translated literally, means
"acupuncture-moxibustion." The purpose of moxibustion, as with most forms of
traditional Chinese medicine, is to strengthen the blood, stimulate the flow of
qi, and maintain general health.
What is moxibustion used for?
In traditional Chinese medicine, moxibustion is used on people who have a cold or stagnant condition. The burning of moxa is believed to expel cold and warm the meridians, which leads to smoother flow of blood and qi.
What is the relationship between Moxibustion and Kidney Disease?
Most Kidney Disease are chronic conditions, functional disorders. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, most of Chronic disease patients have a cold or stagnant constitution.Even some patients who appear to be manifesting heat, really have underlying chronic cold in their system which creates the heat-syndrome-like symptoms as their body tries to balance.
The burning of moxa is believed to expel cold and warm the meridians, which leads to smoother flow of blood and qi. When it is used in Kidney Disease patients, it can largely help improve patient's immunity and clear a better internal environment for the damaged tissue to self-cure and get kidney function improved.
Besides alleviation on kidneys, additional effects on some other symptoms, such as high blood pressure, fatigue, pain, low immunity, bad mood can be found in moxibustion.
How does moxibustion work? Does it hurt?
There are two types of moxibustion: direct and indirect. In direct moxibustion, a small, cone-shaped amount of moxa is placed on top of an acupuncture point and burned. This type of moxibustion is further categorized into two types: scarring and non-scarring. With scarring moxibustion, the moxa is placed on a point, ignited, and allowed to remain onto the point until it burns out completely. This may lead to localized scarring, blisters and scarring after healing. With non-scarring moxibustion, the moxa is placed on the point and lit, but is extinguished or removed before it burns the skin. The patient will experience a pleasant heating sensation that penetrates deep into the skin, but should not experience any pain, blistering or scarring unless the moxa is left in place for too long.
Indirect moxibustion is currently the more popular form of care because there is a much lower risk of pain or burning. In indirect moxibustion, a practitioner lights one end of a moxa stick, roughly the shape and size of a cigar, and holds it close to the area being treated for several minutes until the area turns red. Another form of indirect moxibustion uses both acupuncture needles and moxa. A needle is inserted into an acupoint and retained. The tip of the needle is then wrapped in moxa and ignited, generating heat to the point and the surrounding area. After the desired effect is achieved, the moxa is extinguished and the needle(s) removed.
What is moxibustion used for?
In traditional Chinese medicine, moxibustion is used on people who have a cold or stagnant condition. The burning of moxa is believed to expel cold and warm the meridians, which leads to smoother flow of blood and qi.
What is the relationship between Moxibustion and Kidney Disease?
Most Kidney Disease are chronic conditions, functional disorders. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, most of Chronic disease patients have a cold or stagnant constitution.Even some patients who appear to be manifesting heat, really have underlying chronic cold in their system which creates the heat-syndrome-like symptoms as their body tries to balance.
The burning of moxa is believed to expel cold and warm the meridians, which leads to smoother flow of blood and qi. When it is used in Kidney Disease patients, it can largely help improve patient's immunity and clear a better internal environment for the damaged tissue to self-cure and get kidney function improved.
Besides alleviation on kidneys, additional effects on some other symptoms, such as high blood pressure, fatigue, pain, low immunity, bad mood can be found in moxibustion.
How does moxibustion work? Does it hurt?
There are two types of moxibustion: direct and indirect. In direct moxibustion, a small, cone-shaped amount of moxa is placed on top of an acupuncture point and burned. This type of moxibustion is further categorized into two types: scarring and non-scarring. With scarring moxibustion, the moxa is placed on a point, ignited, and allowed to remain onto the point until it burns out completely. This may lead to localized scarring, blisters and scarring after healing. With non-scarring moxibustion, the moxa is placed on the point and lit, but is extinguished or removed before it burns the skin. The patient will experience a pleasant heating sensation that penetrates deep into the skin, but should not experience any pain, blistering or scarring unless the moxa is left in place for too long.
Indirect moxibustion is currently the more popular form of care because there is a much lower risk of pain or burning. In indirect moxibustion, a practitioner lights one end of a moxa stick, roughly the shape and size of a cigar, and holds it close to the area being treated for several minutes until the area turns red. Another form of indirect moxibustion uses both acupuncture needles and moxa. A needle is inserted into an acupoint and retained. The tip of the needle is then wrapped in moxa and ignited, generating heat to the point and the surrounding area. After the desired effect is achieved, the moxa is extinguished and the needle(s) removed.
2013年12月27日星期五
Stem Cell Therapy
Stem cell therapy is a biotherapy. It brings new hope for people with
refractory and incurable diseases. In clinic, it has showed enormous curative
effects in treating kidney disease.
Stem Cell Therapy has already been used in clinic in some countries to treat chronic kidney failure fundamentally. Stem cells are a group of cells which have the capacity of self-update and differentiation. They can produce amount of daughter cells under proper conditions. We capitalize on the self-update and differentiation capacity of the stem cells to repair damaged inherent cells and recover kidney function. After stem cells are transfused to human body, they will transfer to kidney lesions automatically through the function of automatic homing, generate kinds of desired cells and then repair the connatural renal cell, recover renal function and block up and reverse the progression of renal fibrosis.
Features of stem cell therapy
1. It is widely used to treat diseases and conditions.
2. Free of toxicity and immune rejection.
3. The best carrier of immunization and gene therapy.
4. It can be used before patient understanding pathogenesis completely.
With stem cell therapy,the patients do not need have surgery. So there is no surgical risk in treating disease.As stem cells are primary cells with weak antigenicity on the surface, they will not cause rejection reaction after after being injected into body.
Indications of stem cell therapy
I. Renal injury caused by Autoimmune Diseases and connective tissue disease: Lupus Nephritis, Anaphylactic Purpura Nephritis, Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease, Primary Renal Vasculitis, Chronic Infectious Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriasis, Sicca Syndrome, Scleroderma, Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, Behcet's Disease Etc.
II. Primary kidney disease such as Primary Nephrotic Syndrome, Acute Glomerulonephritis,Chronic Glomerulonephritis,IgA Nephropathy,MPGN,FSGS,and Membrane Proliferative Glomerulonephritis.
III. Renal injury caused by Metabolic Diseases: Diabetic Nephropathy, Hyperuricemic Nephropaihy and hypokalemic nephropathy.
IV. Renal tubular disease and renal interstitial disease: Renal Tubular Acidosis, various kinds of acute and chronic interstitial nephritis;
V. Renal injury caused by infectious diseases: hepatitis B Virus associated glomerulonephritis, hepatitis C Virus associated glomerulonephritis
VI. cardiac function and IV
VII. Cardiorenal Syndrome and Hepatorenal Syndrome
VIII.Renal Injury caused by hypertension.
IX.Hereditary kidney diseases: Alport nephritis, thin glomerular basement membrane disease, Fabry disease etc.;
X. Polycystic Kidney Disease
Contraindications of Stem Cell Therapy
I. Patient who is allergic to stem cell or patient with serious allergy;
II. pregnant women (woman in lactation period is allowed)
III. Infected patients who is still out of control;
IV. Serious mental illness patient, including patient with tristimania;
V. Severe Hypertension (BP is higher than 160/100mmHg)
VI. Patient with III and IV cardiac function, coronary disease, unstable angina, myocardial ischemia
VII. Patients with obvious renal atrophy
VIII. Patients with severe bleeding tendency
IX. Patients who are taking part in clinical research.
X. Polycystic Kidney Disease
Stem Cell Therapy has already been used in clinic in some countries to treat chronic kidney failure fundamentally. Stem cells are a group of cells which have the capacity of self-update and differentiation. They can produce amount of daughter cells under proper conditions. We capitalize on the self-update and differentiation capacity of the stem cells to repair damaged inherent cells and recover kidney function. After stem cells are transfused to human body, they will transfer to kidney lesions automatically through the function of automatic homing, generate kinds of desired cells and then repair the connatural renal cell, recover renal function and block up and reverse the progression of renal fibrosis.
Features of stem cell therapy
1. It is widely used to treat diseases and conditions.
2. Free of toxicity and immune rejection.
3. The best carrier of immunization and gene therapy.
4. It can be used before patient understanding pathogenesis completely.
With stem cell therapy,the patients do not need have surgery. So there is no surgical risk in treating disease.As stem cells are primary cells with weak antigenicity on the surface, they will not cause rejection reaction after after being injected into body.
Indications of stem cell therapy
I. Renal injury caused by Autoimmune Diseases and connective tissue disease: Lupus Nephritis, Anaphylactic Purpura Nephritis, Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease, Primary Renal Vasculitis, Chronic Infectious Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriasis, Sicca Syndrome, Scleroderma, Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, Behcet's Disease Etc.
II. Primary kidney disease such as Primary Nephrotic Syndrome, Acute Glomerulonephritis,Chronic Glomerulonephritis,IgA Nephropathy,MPGN,FSGS,and Membrane Proliferative Glomerulonephritis.
III. Renal injury caused by Metabolic Diseases: Diabetic Nephropathy, Hyperuricemic Nephropaihy and hypokalemic nephropathy.
IV. Renal tubular disease and renal interstitial disease: Renal Tubular Acidosis, various kinds of acute and chronic interstitial nephritis;
V. Renal injury caused by infectious diseases: hepatitis B Virus associated glomerulonephritis, hepatitis C Virus associated glomerulonephritis
VI. cardiac function and IV
VII. Cardiorenal Syndrome and Hepatorenal Syndrome
VIII.Renal Injury caused by hypertension.
IX.Hereditary kidney diseases: Alport nephritis, thin glomerular basement membrane disease, Fabry disease etc.;
X. Polycystic Kidney Disease
Contraindications of Stem Cell Therapy
I. Patient who is allergic to stem cell or patient with serious allergy;
II. pregnant women (woman in lactation period is allowed)
III. Infected patients who is still out of control;
IV. Serious mental illness patient, including patient with tristimania;
V. Severe Hypertension (BP is higher than 160/100mmHg)
VI. Patient with III and IV cardiac function, coronary disease, unstable angina, myocardial ischemia
VII. Patients with obvious renal atrophy
VIII. Patients with severe bleeding tendency
IX. Patients who are taking part in clinical research.
X. Polycystic Kidney Disease
Kidney Dialysis
What Is Kidney Dialysis?
Kidney dialysis is a life-support treatment that uses a special machine to filter harmful wastes, salt, and excess fluid from your blood. This restores the blood to a normal, healthy balance. Dialysis replaces many of the kidney's important functions.
There are different types of kidney dialysis, including:
· Hemodialysis. Blood is filtered using dialyzer and dialysis machine.
· Peritoneal dialysis. Blood is filtered inside the body after the abdomen is filled with a special cleaning solution.
Hemodialysis
In hemodialysis, a machine filters wastes, salts and fluid from your blood when your kidneys are no longer healthy enough to do this work adequately. Hemodialysis is the most common way to treat advanced kidney failure. The procedure can help you carry on an active life despite failing kidneys.
Hemodialysis requires you to follow a strict treatment schedule, take medications regularly and, usually, make changes in your diet.
Hemodialysis is a serious responsibility, but you don't have to shoulder it alone. You'll work closely with your health care team, including a kidney specialist and other professionals with experience managing hemodialysis. You may be able to do hemodialysis at home.
Definition
Peritoneal dialysis (per-ih-tuh-NEE-ul di-AL-uh-sis) is a way to remove waste products from your blood when your kidneys can no longer do the job adequately. During peritoneal dialysis, blood vessels in your abdominal lining (peritoneum) fill in for your kidneys, with the help of a fluid (dialysate) that flows into and out of the peritoneal space.
Peritoneal dialysis differs from hemodialysis, a more commonly used blood-filtering procedure. With peritoneal dialysis, you can give yourself treatments at home, at work or while traveling. You may be able to use fewer medications and eat a less restrictive diet than you can with hemodialysis.
How to Know if Kidney Dialysis Is Working
You will have blood tests done, about once a month, to determine if kidney dialysis is removing enough wastes from your body. Your health care provider will specifically look at the level of blood urea nitrogen (BUN), which provides an overall measurement for the amount of waste products in your body. Electrolytes such as sodium, potassium, calcium, and bicarbonate will also be monitored.
What Happens if I Stop Kidney Dialysis?
Dialysis is not a cure for kidney failure. If your kidneys do not work, and you stop dialysis, your kidneys will continue to fail. You cannot live without at least one functioning kidney, unless you get a kidney transplant. Without a kidney transplant, you will need dialysis for the rest of your life.
Diet Considerations During Dialysis
If you have kidney disease, your doctor has likely recommended changes to yourdiet. Following a kidney-specific diet is very important to the success of your dialysis treatment. Diets can differ depending on the type of dialysis you get. Your kidney specialist -- or nephrologist -- will advise you on what dietary measures you need to take. For example, you will likely need to limit fluids and salt. Keep in mind that fluids aren't just found in drinks. Soups, fruits, and even ice cream contain plenty of water than can affect your body's water balance.
You may also be told to limit foods that are rich in phosphorus and potassium and to eat a high-protein diet. Before making any diet changes, talk to your health care team. They can provide further information on diet during dialysis.
Kidney dialysis is a life-support treatment that uses a special machine to filter harmful wastes, salt, and excess fluid from your blood. This restores the blood to a normal, healthy balance. Dialysis replaces many of the kidney's important functions.
There are different types of kidney dialysis, including:
· Hemodialysis. Blood is filtered using dialyzer and dialysis machine.
· Peritoneal dialysis. Blood is filtered inside the body after the abdomen is filled with a special cleaning solution.
Hemodialysis
In hemodialysis, a machine filters wastes, salts and fluid from your blood when your kidneys are no longer healthy enough to do this work adequately. Hemodialysis is the most common way to treat advanced kidney failure. The procedure can help you carry on an active life despite failing kidneys.
Hemodialysis requires you to follow a strict treatment schedule, take medications regularly and, usually, make changes in your diet.
Hemodialysis is a serious responsibility, but you don't have to shoulder it alone. You'll work closely with your health care team, including a kidney specialist and other professionals with experience managing hemodialysis. You may be able to do hemodialysis at home.
Definition
Peritoneal dialysis (per-ih-tuh-NEE-ul di-AL-uh-sis) is a way to remove waste products from your blood when your kidneys can no longer do the job adequately. During peritoneal dialysis, blood vessels in your abdominal lining (peritoneum) fill in for your kidneys, with the help of a fluid (dialysate) that flows into and out of the peritoneal space.
Peritoneal dialysis differs from hemodialysis, a more commonly used blood-filtering procedure. With peritoneal dialysis, you can give yourself treatments at home, at work or while traveling. You may be able to use fewer medications and eat a less restrictive diet than you can with hemodialysis.
How to Know if Kidney Dialysis Is Working
You will have blood tests done, about once a month, to determine if kidney dialysis is removing enough wastes from your body. Your health care provider will specifically look at the level of blood urea nitrogen (BUN), which provides an overall measurement for the amount of waste products in your body. Electrolytes such as sodium, potassium, calcium, and bicarbonate will also be monitored.
What Happens if I Stop Kidney Dialysis?
Dialysis is not a cure for kidney failure. If your kidneys do not work, and you stop dialysis, your kidneys will continue to fail. You cannot live without at least one functioning kidney, unless you get a kidney transplant. Without a kidney transplant, you will need dialysis for the rest of your life.
Diet Considerations During Dialysis
If you have kidney disease, your doctor has likely recommended changes to yourdiet. Following a kidney-specific diet is very important to the success of your dialysis treatment. Diets can differ depending on the type of dialysis you get. Your kidney specialist -- or nephrologist -- will advise you on what dietary measures you need to take. For example, you will likely need to limit fluids and salt. Keep in mind that fluids aren't just found in drinks. Soups, fruits, and even ice cream contain plenty of water than can affect your body's water balance.
You may also be told to limit foods that are rich in phosphorus and potassium and to eat a high-protein diet. Before making any diet changes, talk to your health care team. They can provide further information on diet during dialysis.
2013年12月26日星期四
Blood Pollution Therapy
What is Blood Pollution Therapy?
Blood pollution Therapy is the latest treatment for kidney disease, which starts treating the blood, not only the kidneys, in patients with kidney disease. It uses various techniques to clean the waste products in the blood and offers the necessary substances that our blood needs to restore original hematopoietic and blood circulation mechanism of the patients patients. In this way, it keeps the blood that flow into the kidneys are healthy so as to avoid further kidney damage.
Why do kidney experts create blood pollution therapy?
After many years’ researches, kidney experts eventually find out why the pervious treatments can’t help handle kidney disease radically. The reason is that the root cause of kidney disease is the abnormal blood circulation but not others.
Kidney function and blood circulation
Normally, the blood in our body supplements nutritions and oxygen to various organs as well as kidney, while kidneys cleanse blood to remove excess water, waste products and toxins from the body. It is the healthy kidney and normal blood circulation that keeps the internal environment clean and stable. However, when harmful substances such as inflammatory factors and antigens attack blood circulation, less and less nutrition and oxygen can be transported to kidney cells. Then, kidney functioning cells are damaged gradually along with. As a result, kidneys can’t cleanse blood adequately. Also, blood circulation and kidney falls into a vicious circle.
According to this process, more and more kidney experts find out the polluted blood is the root cause of kidney disease. Based on this analysis, they work together to create this brand new therapy, called blood pollution therapy.
Three process of treatment for blood pollution due to kidney failure
The first process: Remove blood stasis with combined blood purification methods
The first process of this treatment aims at clearing blood stasis in vascular wall and toxic substances that detained in the blood. Different blood purification methods like plasma exchange, immune adsorption, hemoperfustion, hemofiltration and hemodialysis can be used to achieve this goal. Also, in some cases, Chinese medicines like Acupuncture, Cupping, Massage and TaiChi can be adopted to promote blood circulation, which is also very helpful for cleaning blood.
The second process: Supply necessary elements to our blood
The key point of this process is to supply different kinds of absent elements and this is closely based on the damage of the kidney cells, clotting hematopoietic system, secretion and metabolic mechanism, as well as effective use reparative medicine. Also, this process can make sure all kinds of blood cells can exist and grow effectively and restore the normal operation of the physiological mechanism.
The third process: function rebuilding (the process of renewing)
This process aims at recovering the kidney function through the self renewal of our human body. Our cells have a certain self-repairing ability and this can help to explain why our wounds in hands can recover naturally without any medicines. Through the first two process, our blood won't be unhealthy and the various kinds of normal operating mechanism won't be damaged again, which paves a good way for the repair of the injured renal intrinsic cells.
These three processes are supportive and connected with each other, not isolated. Besides, it is a long process for patients to get a final completely recovery, so doctors and patients should be patient and prepare for the long-term treatment.
Why do more and more kidney disease patients prefer this therapy?
1. Clear and definite treating direction
Kidney experts locate the treating emphasis into the unhealthy blood, of which the direction is to restore the physiological mechanism and hemopoietic system of the human body. The object is
to recover the kidney function.
2. Flexible treatment schedule
The doctors are obliged to keep a close eye to blood condition changes, and adjust the treatment schedule according to these changes timely.
3. Various treating methods
During this therapy, doctors use different treatment options such as blood purification methods, blood activation methods, the stasis removing technology, the blood elements regulating technology, the elements supplementing technology, Chinese medical technology and western medical technology.
4. Original creation of brand-new technology
The Therapy is significantly characterized in the innovation of drugs combination during the process of blood purification, which has been proven to be effective in the clinical practice.
5. High standard of recovery
During the process of blood pollution therapy, neither the clinical cure nor the repair of renal lesions are emphasized by us, let alone the disappearance of the clinical symptoms. On the contrary, we set the recovery standard of the kidney disease on the restoration of hematopoiesis mechanism and coagulation mechanism. Thereby, this therapy is highly honored as “the real fundamental therapy” by many patients.
Blood pollution Therapy is the latest treatment for kidney disease, which starts treating the blood, not only the kidneys, in patients with kidney disease. It uses various techniques to clean the waste products in the blood and offers the necessary substances that our blood needs to restore original hematopoietic and blood circulation mechanism of the patients patients. In this way, it keeps the blood that flow into the kidneys are healthy so as to avoid further kidney damage.
Why do kidney experts create blood pollution therapy?
After many years’ researches, kidney experts eventually find out why the pervious treatments can’t help handle kidney disease radically. The reason is that the root cause of kidney disease is the abnormal blood circulation but not others.
Kidney function and blood circulation
Normally, the blood in our body supplements nutritions and oxygen to various organs as well as kidney, while kidneys cleanse blood to remove excess water, waste products and toxins from the body. It is the healthy kidney and normal blood circulation that keeps the internal environment clean and stable. However, when harmful substances such as inflammatory factors and antigens attack blood circulation, less and less nutrition and oxygen can be transported to kidney cells. Then, kidney functioning cells are damaged gradually along with. As a result, kidneys can’t cleanse blood adequately. Also, blood circulation and kidney falls into a vicious circle.
According to this process, more and more kidney experts find out the polluted blood is the root cause of kidney disease. Based on this analysis, they work together to create this brand new therapy, called blood pollution therapy.
Three process of treatment for blood pollution due to kidney failure
The first process: Remove blood stasis with combined blood purification methods
The first process of this treatment aims at clearing blood stasis in vascular wall and toxic substances that detained in the blood. Different blood purification methods like plasma exchange, immune adsorption, hemoperfustion, hemofiltration and hemodialysis can be used to achieve this goal. Also, in some cases, Chinese medicines like Acupuncture, Cupping, Massage and TaiChi can be adopted to promote blood circulation, which is also very helpful for cleaning blood.
The second process: Supply necessary elements to our blood
The key point of this process is to supply different kinds of absent elements and this is closely based on the damage of the kidney cells, clotting hematopoietic system, secretion and metabolic mechanism, as well as effective use reparative medicine. Also, this process can make sure all kinds of blood cells can exist and grow effectively and restore the normal operation of the physiological mechanism.
The third process: function rebuilding (the process of renewing)
This process aims at recovering the kidney function through the self renewal of our human body. Our cells have a certain self-repairing ability and this can help to explain why our wounds in hands can recover naturally without any medicines. Through the first two process, our blood won't be unhealthy and the various kinds of normal operating mechanism won't be damaged again, which paves a good way for the repair of the injured renal intrinsic cells.
These three processes are supportive and connected with each other, not isolated. Besides, it is a long process for patients to get a final completely recovery, so doctors and patients should be patient and prepare for the long-term treatment.
Why do more and more kidney disease patients prefer this therapy?
1. Clear and definite treating direction
Kidney experts locate the treating emphasis into the unhealthy blood, of which the direction is to restore the physiological mechanism and hemopoietic system of the human body. The object is
to recover the kidney function.
2. Flexible treatment schedule
The doctors are obliged to keep a close eye to blood condition changes, and adjust the treatment schedule according to these changes timely.
3. Various treating methods
During this therapy, doctors use different treatment options such as blood purification methods, blood activation methods, the stasis removing technology, the blood elements regulating technology, the elements supplementing technology, Chinese medical technology and western medical technology.
4. Original creation of brand-new technology
The Therapy is significantly characterized in the innovation of drugs combination during the process of blood purification, which has been proven to be effective in the clinical practice.
5. High standard of recovery
During the process of blood pollution therapy, neither the clinical cure nor the repair of renal lesions are emphasized by us, let alone the disappearance of the clinical symptoms. On the contrary, we set the recovery standard of the kidney disease on the restoration of hematopoiesis mechanism and coagulation mechanism. Thereby, this therapy is highly honored as “the real fundamental therapy” by many patients.
2013年12月25日星期三
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a component of the health care system of China that can be
traced back at least 2,500 years. The general theory of acupuncture is based on
the premise that there are patterns of energy flow (Qi) through the body that
are essential for health. Disruptions of this flow are believed to be
responsible for disease. Acupuncture may, it has been theorized, correct
imbalances of flow at identifiable points close to the skin.
Now, acupuncture has become a very hot popular in western countries as a natural therapy for chronic diseases, including kidney disease.
Acupuncture is Applied with Needles.
In ancient China, it was called 'Bian Shu', a treat method with stone needles which then evolved into the bone, bamboo, and metal. Now it is popular to use stainless steel and silver needles among the doctors of Chinese medicine. They are so fine that the length is 15 - 125 millimeters and the diameter is 0.28 - 0.45 millimeters.
After analyzing your medical condition, the therapist will use special medical needles to stimulate the corresponding meridians. Many foreigners are scared by the pictures of acupuncture needles. Don't worry. The insertion is not terrible and you just feel a Mosquito bite, not sharp pain. And after a few minutes, you will feel nothing. This is the Chinese medicine mystery.
What are the curative effect of Acupuncture on kidney disease?
According to traditional Chinese medicine, disease is generally caused by imbalance of yin, yang, qi, blood etc. The meridian system is responsible for transporting these substance. When needles are inserted into the body, the circulation of qi and blood will improve and the block of meridians will disappear, so that the disease will be treated.
The reason why some people get kidney disease is also because the imbalance of yin, yang, qi, blood etc.
Acupuncture can improve the blood circulation so as to increase blood flow to the kidneys. The condition of renal ischemia and hypoxia in the kidney will be improved along with the supply of enough blood, oxygen and nutritions. They can prevent further kidney damage, repair the damaged renal tissues and recover renal functions.
Acupuncture can stimulate your meridians and remove the block, improving kidney's self-cure and promoting kidney functions.
- Acupuncture can deal with kidney stones, for this treatment can dilate the ureters and discharge a stone in a acute episode.
- Acupuncture can deal with the infertility caused by renal deficiency.
- Cold and flu can worsen the kidney disease patients' condition.
- Acupuncture helps lower down kidney disease patients's blood pressure.
What are the risks of Acupuncture?
- Reused needles could expose you to infection.
- If you have a bleeding disorder, acupuncture may be dangerous.
- There may be bleeding, bruising and soreness at the insertion sites.
If you have a competent and certified acupuncture practitioner, the risks of acupuncture are low.
Can Acupuncture cure kidney disease?
The answer is no. Acupuncture is just a supplementary means. It is more effective when combined with other treatments like medications. If you want to reverse your kidney damage, you may need to take some other medical therapy with doctor’s guidance.
Now, acupuncture has become a very hot popular in western countries as a natural therapy for chronic diseases, including kidney disease.
Acupuncture is Applied with Needles.
In ancient China, it was called 'Bian Shu', a treat method with stone needles which then evolved into the bone, bamboo, and metal. Now it is popular to use stainless steel and silver needles among the doctors of Chinese medicine. They are so fine that the length is 15 - 125 millimeters and the diameter is 0.28 - 0.45 millimeters.
After analyzing your medical condition, the therapist will use special medical needles to stimulate the corresponding meridians. Many foreigners are scared by the pictures of acupuncture needles. Don't worry. The insertion is not terrible and you just feel a Mosquito bite, not sharp pain. And after a few minutes, you will feel nothing. This is the Chinese medicine mystery.
What are the curative effect of Acupuncture on kidney disease?
According to traditional Chinese medicine, disease is generally caused by imbalance of yin, yang, qi, blood etc. The meridian system is responsible for transporting these substance. When needles are inserted into the body, the circulation of qi and blood will improve and the block of meridians will disappear, so that the disease will be treated.
The reason why some people get kidney disease is also because the imbalance of yin, yang, qi, blood etc.
Acupuncture can improve the blood circulation so as to increase blood flow to the kidneys. The condition of renal ischemia and hypoxia in the kidney will be improved along with the supply of enough blood, oxygen and nutritions. They can prevent further kidney damage, repair the damaged renal tissues and recover renal functions.
Acupuncture can stimulate your meridians and remove the block, improving kidney's self-cure and promoting kidney functions.
- Acupuncture can deal with kidney stones, for this treatment can dilate the ureters and discharge a stone in a acute episode.
- Acupuncture can deal with the infertility caused by renal deficiency.
- Cold and flu can worsen the kidney disease patients' condition.
- Acupuncture helps lower down kidney disease patients's blood pressure.
What are the risks of Acupuncture?
- Reused needles could expose you to infection.
- If you have a bleeding disorder, acupuncture may be dangerous.
- There may be bleeding, bruising and soreness at the insertion sites.
If you have a competent and certified acupuncture practitioner, the risks of acupuncture are low.
Can Acupuncture cure kidney disease?
The answer is no. Acupuncture is just a supplementary means. It is more effective when combined with other treatments like medications. If you want to reverse your kidney damage, you may need to take some other medical therapy with doctor’s guidance.
Kidney stone
Kidney stones usually comprised of a compound called calcium oxalate, are the result of an accumulation of dissolved minerals on the inner lining of the kidneys. These deposits can grow to the size of a golf ball while maintaining a sharp, crystalline structure.
The renal stones may be small and pass unnoticed out of the urinary tract, but they may also cause extreme pain upon exiting.
Kidney stones that remain inside the body can lead to many conditions, including severe pain and ureter (the tube connecting the kidney and bladder) blockage that obstructs the path urine uses to leave the body.
Scientists at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA, say that people with kidney stones are at a significantly higher risk of developing chronic kidney disease.
What causes kidney stones?
The leading cause of kidney stones is a lack of water. Stones commonly have been found in those that drink less than the recommended eight to ten glasses of water a day. When there is not enough water to dilute the uric acid (component of urine), the pH level within the kidneys drops and becomes more acidic. An excessively acidic environment in the kidneys is conducive to the formation of kidney stones.
Medical conditions such as Crohn's disease, urinary tract infections, renal tubular acidosis, hyperparathyroidism, medullary sponge kidney, and Dent's disease have been known to lead to kidney stones. It also has been suggested that water fluoridation - the addition of fluoride to drinking water - is responsible for some cases of kidney stones.
If you are interested in our kidney stone,email to kidneytherapychina@hotmail.com with you informations.
The renal stones may be small and pass unnoticed out of the urinary tract, but they may also cause extreme pain upon exiting.
Kidney stones that remain inside the body can lead to many conditions, including severe pain and ureter (the tube connecting the kidney and bladder) blockage that obstructs the path urine uses to leave the body.
Scientists at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA, say that people with kidney stones are at a significantly higher risk of developing chronic kidney disease.
What causes kidney stones?
The leading cause of kidney stones is a lack of water. Stones commonly have been found in those that drink less than the recommended eight to ten glasses of water a day. When there is not enough water to dilute the uric acid (component of urine), the pH level within the kidneys drops and becomes more acidic. An excessively acidic environment in the kidneys is conducive to the formation of kidney stones.
Medical conditions such as Crohn's disease, urinary tract infections, renal tubular acidosis, hyperparathyroidism, medullary sponge kidney, and Dent's disease have been known to lead to kidney stones. It also has been suggested that water fluoridation - the addition of fluoride to drinking water - is responsible for some cases of kidney stones.
If you are interested in our kidney stone,email to kidneytherapychina@hotmail.com with you informations.
2013年12月24日星期二
What is medicated bath?
Medicated bath is one external application of traditional Chinese medicines
and it is to put certain Chinese medicines into water to achieve the purposes of
treating some diseases and building up physical strength while taking the bath.
This therapy is very comfortable and it causes no side effects or injuries to
the patients.
Action principle
With the aid of warm gas in medicines and medicinal soup, promote flow of meridians and qi and blood, make pores open and acupoints unimpeded.
The medicines for full bath permeate into striae and meridians through pores and acupoints, enter into viscera along meridians, disperse lung and open orifice, warm kidney and strengthen yang. With such actions, they can restore dispersing and descending of lung as well as steaming and transforming of kidney, discharge toxic pathogen in meridians through sweat and in viscera through urine.
Medication
Bath in the medicinal decoction made from medicines with discharging function.
Cold should be treated with medicines that can warm kidney and strengthen yang; Heat should be treated with medicines that can clear heat and eliminate dampness; pain should be treated with medicines that can promote qi circulation and relieve pain; Edema should be treated with medicines that can induce diuresis for removing edema.
Precautions
Pay attention to water temperature to avoid scald. Diabetic patients whose skin sense of warm and pain is not sensitive should be more cautious.
Patients with high, low or unstable blood pressure should be treated under particular circumstances.
This therapy is contraindicated in pregnant women.
Action principle
With the aid of warm gas in medicines and medicinal soup, promote flow of meridians and qi and blood, make pores open and acupoints unimpeded.
The medicines for full bath permeate into striae and meridians through pores and acupoints, enter into viscera along meridians, disperse lung and open orifice, warm kidney and strengthen yang. With such actions, they can restore dispersing and descending of lung as well as steaming and transforming of kidney, discharge toxic pathogen in meridians through sweat and in viscera through urine.
Medication
Bath in the medicinal decoction made from medicines with discharging function.
Cold should be treated with medicines that can warm kidney and strengthen yang; Heat should be treated with medicines that can clear heat and eliminate dampness; pain should be treated with medicines that can promote qi circulation and relieve pain; Edema should be treated with medicines that can induce diuresis for removing edema.
Precautions
Pay attention to water temperature to avoid scald. Diabetic patients whose skin sense of warm and pain is not sensitive should be more cautious.
Patients with high, low or unstable blood pressure should be treated under particular circumstances.
This therapy is contraindicated in pregnant women.
2013年12月22日星期日
Chinese Medicine for Boosting Your Kidney
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the kidneys are the fountain of
youth, the foundation for a healthy, vital life and for graceful longevity. They
are to be guarded and nurtured by living wisely, so that they in turn may
continue to supply us with strength well into old age.
From Western anatomy and physiology, we know that the kidneys perform several critical functions in the body: waste removal and filtration, regulation of the acidity of the blood, maintenance of optimum levels of electrolytes and amino acids, and regulation of blood pressure. The kidneys also secrete hormones. Among them are erythropoetin, which stimulates red blood cell production in the bone marrow so that we do not become anemic; and calcitriol, an active form of vitamin D, which is now recognized as essential to a myriad of body functions such as immune and cognitive function, healthy fertility, weight regulation, and of course, bone health.
As we consider all of these functions, and ponder the wide-ranging effects that they have on the entire organism, or conversely, the negative effects of a malfunctioning kidney system, we can begin to appreciate the respect that TCM accords this vital organ system.
The following are the common treatment for kidney disease in China.
Chinese Herbal Medicine. Chinese Herbal Medicine uses herbs to alleviate the symptoms and complications. Many herbs are found to be tonic to kidneys. After processed, the herbal ingredients can take effects on kidney tissues. It can help repair the damaged kidney tissues and improve kidney functions.
Acupuncture. Acupuncture has been used in kidney disease, since more than 3.000 years ago. It uses medical needles to inserts the specific acupoints to promote the damaged kidney tissue’s self-cure and improve kidney functions, as well as alleviate the Symptoms. For example, acupuncture can stimulate the body to release endorphins--a natural pain killer, to reduce the Back Pain.
Food Therapy. Food therapy is a branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine which achieves healing of medications. Food therapy aims at guiding people to good health by choosing right food. Kidney disease is a very chronic medical condition which needs your accurate care on diet.
General recommendations
Maintaining a balanced lifestyle with healthy food, plenty of sleep, and low stress will preserve your kidney essence. On the other hand, excessive work, excessive exercise, sex, drugs, alcohol, excessive caffeine, anxiety, and stress will deplete kidney essence before its time.
Winter is the season of the kidney, a time when the body naturally seeks warmth and nourishment, and when the richness of kidney tonic herbs are least likely to cause side effects such as heat-congestion and phlegm in the body, as they might easily do in summer. Taking a course of kidney tonic herbs each winter can offer a wonderful preventive regimen that keeps the essence topped up for another year.
From Western anatomy and physiology, we know that the kidneys perform several critical functions in the body: waste removal and filtration, regulation of the acidity of the blood, maintenance of optimum levels of electrolytes and amino acids, and regulation of blood pressure. The kidneys also secrete hormones. Among them are erythropoetin, which stimulates red blood cell production in the bone marrow so that we do not become anemic; and calcitriol, an active form of vitamin D, which is now recognized as essential to a myriad of body functions such as immune and cognitive function, healthy fertility, weight regulation, and of course, bone health.
As we consider all of these functions, and ponder the wide-ranging effects that they have on the entire organism, or conversely, the negative effects of a malfunctioning kidney system, we can begin to appreciate the respect that TCM accords this vital organ system.
The following are the common treatment for kidney disease in China.
Chinese Herbal Medicine. Chinese Herbal Medicine uses herbs to alleviate the symptoms and complications. Many herbs are found to be tonic to kidneys. After processed, the herbal ingredients can take effects on kidney tissues. It can help repair the damaged kidney tissues and improve kidney functions.
Acupuncture. Acupuncture has been used in kidney disease, since more than 3.000 years ago. It uses medical needles to inserts the specific acupoints to promote the damaged kidney tissue’s self-cure and improve kidney functions, as well as alleviate the Symptoms. For example, acupuncture can stimulate the body to release endorphins--a natural pain killer, to reduce the Back Pain.
Food Therapy. Food therapy is a branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine which achieves healing of medications. Food therapy aims at guiding people to good health by choosing right food. Kidney disease is a very chronic medical condition which needs your accurate care on diet.
General recommendations
Maintaining a balanced lifestyle with healthy food, plenty of sleep, and low stress will preserve your kidney essence. On the other hand, excessive work, excessive exercise, sex, drugs, alcohol, excessive caffeine, anxiety, and stress will deplete kidney essence before its time.
Winter is the season of the kidney, a time when the body naturally seeks warmth and nourishment, and when the richness of kidney tonic herbs are least likely to cause side effects such as heat-congestion and phlegm in the body, as they might easily do in summer. Taking a course of kidney tonic herbs each winter can offer a wonderful preventive regimen that keeps the essence topped up for another year.
2013年12月21日星期六
What is immunotherapy?
What is immunotherapy?
Immunotherapy is also sometimes called biologic therapy or biotherapy. It is treatment that uses certain parts of the immune system to fight diseases such as cancer. This can be done in a couple of ways.
Stimulating your own immune system to work harder or smarter to attack cancer cells
Giving you immune system components, such as man-made immune system proteins
The magic treatment for kidney disease-Immunotherapy
Types of immunotherapy
There are many types of cancer treatments that could be thought of as immunotherapy.
Some work by stimulating your body's own immune system to fight the disease. This may be done by boosting the immune system in a very general way, or by training the immune system to attack some part of cancer cells specifically.
Other treatments sometimes considered immunotherapy use immune system components (such as proteins calledantibodies) that are made in the lab. Some of these boost the immune system once they are in the body. Others don’t really affect the immune system much, if at all. Instead, the antibodies themselves target specific parts of cancer cells, stopping them from growing or making them die.
Immunotherapy drugs are now used to treat a number of cancers, including cancers of the bladder, breast, colon, kidney, lung, and prostate, as well as leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and melanoma.
How to Treat Kidney Disease with Immunotherapy?
Immunotherapy has been applied to kidney disease successfully and it shows enormous treatment effect in controlling the disease.Immunotherapy can be divided into six steps and it works in the following steps to treat kidney disease.
Step one: accurate diagnosis
A thorough and accurate diagnosis is the important premise for making an individualized treatment regime.Apart from the routine diagnosis tests,the diagnosis also can tell the damage degree to immune system,types of immune complexes in blood and kidneys, uremic toxins in blood etc.
Step two: immune blocking
When immune complexes deposit in kidneys,it will cause abnormal immune response in kidneys causing damage to kidneys. In this treatment step, immunosuppressants are used to suppress the abnormal immune response in kidney.Thereby,no more damage to kidneys will occur.
Step three: immune adjustment
Immune adjustment aims at recovering the immune system to normal statue.If so,no more immune complexes will form.By improving immunity,the immune system will have better ability to remove infectious agents from body.
Step four: immune clearance
Based on the patients specific illness condition like the types of immune complexes in kidneys,kidney damage degree,immune clearance treatment methods including immunoadsorption, plasma exchange,hemoperfusion,hemofiltration etc are used to help patients eliminate the toxins in the blood effectively. These treatment methods can clear the immune complexes and metabolic waste products from body.
Step five: immune regulation
Immune tolerance is just a transition phase because it is not possible for the body to function well with immune complexes and injured renal cells for too long.Therefore,those harmful substances must be removed from body.However,there is no such a treatment in western medicine.Chinese medicine provides such a treatment solution to attain the above treatment goal.
On one hand,Chinese medicine can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.The immune complexes will be eliminated from body.On the other hand,Chinese medicine can reinforce Qi and nourish blood so as to enhance the immunity of the body to eliminate harmful substance from body.
Step six: immune protection
Immune protection aims at protecting the damaged intrinsic renal cells and tissues to enhance renal function.Both western medicine and Chinese medicine are used in this treatment step.
Immunotherapy is also sometimes called biologic therapy or biotherapy. It is treatment that uses certain parts of the immune system to fight diseases such as cancer. This can be done in a couple of ways.
Stimulating your own immune system to work harder or smarter to attack cancer cells
Giving you immune system components, such as man-made immune system proteins
The magic treatment for kidney disease-Immunotherapy
Types of immunotherapy
There are many types of cancer treatments that could be thought of as immunotherapy.
Some work by stimulating your body's own immune system to fight the disease. This may be done by boosting the immune system in a very general way, or by training the immune system to attack some part of cancer cells specifically.
Other treatments sometimes considered immunotherapy use immune system components (such as proteins calledantibodies) that are made in the lab. Some of these boost the immune system once they are in the body. Others don’t really affect the immune system much, if at all. Instead, the antibodies themselves target specific parts of cancer cells, stopping them from growing or making them die.
Immunotherapy drugs are now used to treat a number of cancers, including cancers of the bladder, breast, colon, kidney, lung, and prostate, as well as leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and melanoma.
How to Treat Kidney Disease with Immunotherapy?
Immunotherapy has been applied to kidney disease successfully and it shows enormous treatment effect in controlling the disease.Immunotherapy can be divided into six steps and it works in the following steps to treat kidney disease.
Step one: accurate diagnosis
A thorough and accurate diagnosis is the important premise for making an individualized treatment regime.Apart from the routine diagnosis tests,the diagnosis also can tell the damage degree to immune system,types of immune complexes in blood and kidneys, uremic toxins in blood etc.
Step two: immune blocking
When immune complexes deposit in kidneys,it will cause abnormal immune response in kidneys causing damage to kidneys. In this treatment step, immunosuppressants are used to suppress the abnormal immune response in kidney.Thereby,no more damage to kidneys will occur.
Step three: immune adjustment
Immune adjustment aims at recovering the immune system to normal statue.If so,no more immune complexes will form.By improving immunity,the immune system will have better ability to remove infectious agents from body.
Step four: immune clearance
Based on the patients specific illness condition like the types of immune complexes in kidneys,kidney damage degree,immune clearance treatment methods including immunoadsorption, plasma exchange,hemoperfusion,hemofiltration etc are used to help patients eliminate the toxins in the blood effectively. These treatment methods can clear the immune complexes and metabolic waste products from body.
Step five: immune regulation
Immune tolerance is just a transition phase because it is not possible for the body to function well with immune complexes and injured renal cells for too long.Therefore,those harmful substances must be removed from body.However,there is no such a treatment in western medicine.Chinese medicine provides such a treatment solution to attain the above treatment goal.
On one hand,Chinese medicine can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.The immune complexes will be eliminated from body.On the other hand,Chinese medicine can reinforce Qi and nourish blood so as to enhance the immunity of the body to eliminate harmful substance from body.
Step six: immune protection
Immune protection aims at protecting the damaged intrinsic renal cells and tissues to enhance renal function.Both western medicine and Chinese medicine are used in this treatment step.
2013年12月20日星期五
How to reduce the creatinine?
Creatinine is a metabolite of muscle breakdown, and depending on muscle mass,
is produced at a constant rate by the body. It is produced from creatine, which
is important for energy production in muscles. The kidneys are responsible for
filtering creatinine out of the blood and excreting it in the urine. Thus, if
your kidneys are malfunctioning, blood levels of creatinine will rise. With that
said, measuring blood creatinine levels are a good surrogate for kidney
function.
Typical levels of creatinine in the blood range from 0.6 to 1.2 mg/dl in adult males and 0.5 to 1.1 mg/dl in adult females. Muscular adults may have more creatinine in their blood as a function of muscle mass, while elderly people often have lower levels. Creatinine levels in excess of 10 mg/dl in adults may be indicative of kidney impairment.
The most common cause of increased creatinine levels is kidney impairment or any disease causing kidney impairment, including high blood pressure, diabetes, dehydration, shock, congestive heart failure or bladder outlet obstruction. Creatinine levels can become falsely elevated due to certain medications (including ibuprofin and some blood pressure drugs), after the ingestion of large amounts of dietary meat or creatine supplements and during strenuous exercise. Reducing your protein intake and increasing your fluid intake are two easy ways to lower your creatinine level. Furthermore, management of diabetes, high blood pressure and urinary tract health can also help lower your creatinine levels.
Being that creatinine levels are a measure of kidney function, focusing on lowering your creatinine level should not be of utmost importance.
More insight on the level of creatinine in your blood
The normal level of creatinine for adults is 0.5-1.2. If your level of creatinine is much higher than normal, you should see your doctor, as it is a sign that your kidney doesn’t work properly and its function is lost. A healthy diet can help to lower the levels of creatinine. You should eat low-protein, low-creatine foods, and to avoid salt. There are foods that you should eat more often!
1. Leafy greens, especially cabbage and lettuce
Eat more leafy greens and specifically cabbage and lettuce, as they will help to decrease the levels of creatinine in your blood. Moreover, leafy greens will prevent the formation of kidney stones.
2. Cucumbers
Another healthy choice for your diet is eating cucumbers! They are delicious, low-calorie and powerful antioxidants. Moreover, cucumbers are rich in Vitamin C, Vitamin A, potassium, folate, magnesium, silica. They are known as natural kidney-cleansers. According to a news portal Vanguard: “This is because they help to wash the kidneys and bladder of debris and stones. Several studies have shown that eating cucumbers regularly helps to regulate uric acid in the body.”
3. Foods rich in omega-3 acids
You should eat more foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids to decrease the levels of creatinine, such as salmon, tuna, sardines, mackerel, walnuts, wild rice. Eat these good fats twice a week!
4. Garlic and onion
Garlic and onion can spice up your dishes and help to get rid of high creatinine levels! Some studies have shown that garlic can protect kidneys from free radical-mediated damage. Onion, for instance, contains PGA prostaglandin – a natural leptuntic, which has an effect on lowering high blood pressure. According to health portal Kidneyfailureweb.com: “High blood pressure is a big risk that can accelerate the rate of patients’ condition progressing kidney failure. In view of this, onion is good for people with kidney disease especially high creatinine level.”
5. Carrots
Eat more carrots. They are healthy vegetables for those that have kidney disease and heart problems. Carrot is nutritious and rich in various vitamins and minerals, like calcium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D and more. This magic veggie can help to treat kidney infections and protect kidney functions.
6. Soy products
Add tofu and soy milk to your diet. These foods will help to decrease the levels of creatinine. Some studies have shown that soy foods can help to treat kidney disease. Soybeans have a low glycemic index and that makes them healthy for those who suffer from diabetes. While you should focus on eating low-protein foods, soy products are perfect for you.
7. Liquids
The last but not the least tip to get rid of high creatinine is to drink a lot of liquids daily. Keep yourself hydrated throughout a day, as creatine levels can be decreased by urination. Drink water and green tea, avoid soda and soft drinks.
Foods to avoid
There are some foods and drinks you should avoid if you suffer from high level of creatinine:
· Avoid caffeine, alcohol, carbonated drinks. Replace them with water, fresh fruit juice or herbal teas. You might want to try dandelion tea, salvia tea or ginseng tea.
· Avoid sugary foods
· Avoid salty foods
· Reduce the intake of these foods: red meats, white bread, white flour, dairy products. Ideally, you should avoid them.
· Reduce the intake of legumes
· Avoid processed and junk foods, reduce the intake of sodium. Sodium can promote water retention in your body. So, stay away from all the packaged foods.
Typical levels of creatinine in the blood range from 0.6 to 1.2 mg/dl in adult males and 0.5 to 1.1 mg/dl in adult females. Muscular adults may have more creatinine in their blood as a function of muscle mass, while elderly people often have lower levels. Creatinine levels in excess of 10 mg/dl in adults may be indicative of kidney impairment.
The most common cause of increased creatinine levels is kidney impairment or any disease causing kidney impairment, including high blood pressure, diabetes, dehydration, shock, congestive heart failure or bladder outlet obstruction. Creatinine levels can become falsely elevated due to certain medications (including ibuprofin and some blood pressure drugs), after the ingestion of large amounts of dietary meat or creatine supplements and during strenuous exercise. Reducing your protein intake and increasing your fluid intake are two easy ways to lower your creatinine level. Furthermore, management of diabetes, high blood pressure and urinary tract health can also help lower your creatinine levels.
Being that creatinine levels are a measure of kidney function, focusing on lowering your creatinine level should not be of utmost importance.
More insight on the level of creatinine in your blood
The normal level of creatinine for adults is 0.5-1.2. If your level of creatinine is much higher than normal, you should see your doctor, as it is a sign that your kidney doesn’t work properly and its function is lost. A healthy diet can help to lower the levels of creatinine. You should eat low-protein, low-creatine foods, and to avoid salt. There are foods that you should eat more often!
1. Leafy greens, especially cabbage and lettuce
Eat more leafy greens and specifically cabbage and lettuce, as they will help to decrease the levels of creatinine in your blood. Moreover, leafy greens will prevent the formation of kidney stones.
2. Cucumbers
Another healthy choice for your diet is eating cucumbers! They are delicious, low-calorie and powerful antioxidants. Moreover, cucumbers are rich in Vitamin C, Vitamin A, potassium, folate, magnesium, silica. They are known as natural kidney-cleansers. According to a news portal Vanguard: “This is because they help to wash the kidneys and bladder of debris and stones. Several studies have shown that eating cucumbers regularly helps to regulate uric acid in the body.”
3. Foods rich in omega-3 acids
You should eat more foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids to decrease the levels of creatinine, such as salmon, tuna, sardines, mackerel, walnuts, wild rice. Eat these good fats twice a week!
4. Garlic and onion
Garlic and onion can spice up your dishes and help to get rid of high creatinine levels! Some studies have shown that garlic can protect kidneys from free radical-mediated damage. Onion, for instance, contains PGA prostaglandin – a natural leptuntic, which has an effect on lowering high blood pressure. According to health portal Kidneyfailureweb.com: “High blood pressure is a big risk that can accelerate the rate of patients’ condition progressing kidney failure. In view of this, onion is good for people with kidney disease especially high creatinine level.”
5. Carrots
Eat more carrots. They are healthy vegetables for those that have kidney disease and heart problems. Carrot is nutritious and rich in various vitamins and minerals, like calcium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D and more. This magic veggie can help to treat kidney infections and protect kidney functions.
6. Soy products
Add tofu and soy milk to your diet. These foods will help to decrease the levels of creatinine. Some studies have shown that soy foods can help to treat kidney disease. Soybeans have a low glycemic index and that makes them healthy for those who suffer from diabetes. While you should focus on eating low-protein foods, soy products are perfect for you.
7. Liquids
The last but not the least tip to get rid of high creatinine is to drink a lot of liquids daily. Keep yourself hydrated throughout a day, as creatine levels can be decreased by urination. Drink water and green tea, avoid soda and soft drinks.
Foods to avoid
There are some foods and drinks you should avoid if you suffer from high level of creatinine:
· Avoid caffeine, alcohol, carbonated drinks. Replace them with water, fresh fruit juice or herbal teas. You might want to try dandelion tea, salvia tea or ginseng tea.
· Avoid sugary foods
· Avoid salty foods
· Reduce the intake of these foods: red meats, white bread, white flour, dairy products. Ideally, you should avoid them.
· Reduce the intake of legumes
· Avoid processed and junk foods, reduce the intake of sodium. Sodium can promote water retention in your body. So, stay away from all the packaged foods.
2013年12月19日星期四
Renal failure
Renal failure (also kidney failure or renal insufficiency) is a medical
condition in which the kidneys fail to adequately filter waste products from the
blood.[1] The two main forms are acute kidney injury, which is often reversible
with adequate treatment, and chronic kidney disease, which is often not
reversible. In both cases, there is usually an underlying cause.
Renal failure is mainly determined by a decrease in glomerular filtration rate, the rate at which blood is filtered in theglomeruli of the kidney. This is detected by a decrease in or absence of urine production or determination of waste products (creatinine or urea) in the blood. Depending on the cause, hematuria (blood loss in the urine) and proteinuria (protein loss in the urine) may be noted.
In renal failure, there may be problems with increased fluid in the body (leading to swelling), increased acid levels, raised levels of potassium, decreased levels of calcium, increased levels of phosphate, and in later stages anemia. Bone health may also be affected. Long-term kidney problems are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
Chronic renal failure represents a slow decline in kidney function over time. Chronic renal failure may be caused by a number of disorders which include long-standing hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, lupus or sickle cell anaemia. If renal function declines to a low enough level (end-stage renal disease) kidney dialysis may be necessary. A sudden decline in renal function may be triggered by a number of acute disease processes.
Examples include sepsis (infection), shock, trauma, kidney stones, kidney infection, drug toxicity (aspirin or lithium), poisons or toxins (drug abuse) or after injection with an iodinated contrast dye (adverse effect). Both forms of renal failure result in a life-threatening metabolic derangement.
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Renal failure is mainly determined by a decrease in glomerular filtration rate, the rate at which blood is filtered in theglomeruli of the kidney. This is detected by a decrease in or absence of urine production or determination of waste products (creatinine or urea) in the blood. Depending on the cause, hematuria (blood loss in the urine) and proteinuria (protein loss in the urine) may be noted.
In renal failure, there may be problems with increased fluid in the body (leading to swelling), increased acid levels, raised levels of potassium, decreased levels of calcium, increased levels of phosphate, and in later stages anemia. Bone health may also be affected. Long-term kidney problems are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
Chronic renal failure represents a slow decline in kidney function over time. Chronic renal failure may be caused by a number of disorders which include long-standing hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, lupus or sickle cell anaemia. If renal function declines to a low enough level (end-stage renal disease) kidney dialysis may be necessary. A sudden decline in renal function may be triggered by a number of acute disease processes.
Examples include sepsis (infection), shock, trauma, kidney stones, kidney infection, drug toxicity (aspirin or lithium), poisons or toxins (drug abuse) or after injection with an iodinated contrast dye (adverse effect). Both forms of renal failure result in a life-threatening metabolic derangement.
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2013年12月17日星期二
Glomerular filtration rate
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a test used to check how well the kidneys
are working. Specifically, it estimates how much blood passes through the tiny
filters in the kidneys, called glomeruli, each minute.
How the Test is Performed？
A blood sample is needed. For information on how this is done,
The blood sample is sent to a lab, where the creatinine level is tested. The lab specialist uses combines your creatinine level with several other factors to estimate your glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Different formulas are used for adults and children. The formula will include some or all of the following:
· Age
· Creatinine measurement
· Gender
· Height
· Race
· Weight
Why the Test is Performed？
The GFR test measures how well your kidneys are filtering a waste called creatinine, which is produced by the muscles. When the kidneys aren't working as well as they should, creatinine builds up in the blood.
Your doctor may order this test if there are signs that your kidneys are not working properly. It may also be done to see how far kidney disease has progressed.
The test is recommended for people with chronic kidney disease and those at risk for it due to:
· Diabetes
· Family history of kidney disease
· Frequent urinary tract infections
· Heart disease
· High blood pressure
· Urinary blockage
According to the National Kidney Foundation, normal results range from 90 - 120 mL/min/1.73 m2. Older people will have lower normal GFR levels, because GFR decreases with age.
Levels below 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 for 3 or more months are a sign of chronic kidney disease. A GFR result below 15 mL/min/1.73 m2 is a sign of kidney failure and requires immediate medical attention.
Considerations
The creatinine clearance test, which involves a 24-hour urine collection, can also provide an estimate of kidney function. However, this method is not always accurate.
GFR can increase during pregnancy.
How the Test is Performed？
A blood sample is needed. For information on how this is done,
The blood sample is sent to a lab, where the creatinine level is tested. The lab specialist uses combines your creatinine level with several other factors to estimate your glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Different formulas are used for adults and children. The formula will include some or all of the following:
· Age
· Creatinine measurement
· Gender
· Height
· Race
· Weight
Why the Test is Performed？
The GFR test measures how well your kidneys are filtering a waste called creatinine, which is produced by the muscles. When the kidneys aren't working as well as they should, creatinine builds up in the blood.
Your doctor may order this test if there are signs that your kidneys are not working properly. It may also be done to see how far kidney disease has progressed.
The test is recommended for people with chronic kidney disease and those at risk for it due to:
· Diabetes
· Family history of kidney disease
· Frequent urinary tract infections
· Heart disease
· High blood pressure
· Urinary blockage
According to the National Kidney Foundation, normal results range from 90 - 120 mL/min/1.73 m2. Older people will have lower normal GFR levels, because GFR decreases with age.
Levels below 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 for 3 or more months are a sign of chronic kidney disease. A GFR result below 15 mL/min/1.73 m2 is a sign of kidney failure and requires immediate medical attention.
Considerations
The creatinine clearance test, which involves a 24-hour urine collection, can also provide an estimate of kidney function. However, this method is not always accurate.
GFR can increase during pregnancy.
2013年12月16日星期一
Blood in Urine (Hematuria)
What is blood in urine (hematuria)?
Hematuria, or blood in the urine, can be either gross (visible) or microscopic (blood cells only visible through a microscope). Gross hematuria can vary widely in appearance, from light pink to deep red with clots. Although the amount of blood in the urine may be different, the types of conditions that can cause the problem are the same, and require the same kind of workup or evaluation.
What are the causes of blood in urine?
The causes of gross and microscopic hematuria are similar and may result from bleeding anywhere along the urinary tract. One cannot readily distinguish between blood originating in the kidneys, ureters (the tubes that transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder), bladder, or urethra. Any degree of blood in the urine should be fully evaluated by a physician, even if it resolves spontaneously.
Infection of the urine, (often called a urinary tract infection or UTI) stemming either from the kidneys or bladder, is a common cause of microscopic hematuria. Urine is naturally sterile and should not contain bacteria. Kidney and bladder stones can cause irritation and abrasion of the urinary tract, leading to microscopic or gross hematuria. Trauma affecting any of the components of the urinary tract or the prostate can lead to bloody urine. Hematuria can also be associated with renal (kidney) disease, as well as hematologic disorders involving the body's clotting system. Medications that increase the risk of bleeding, such as aspirin, warfarin (Coumadin), orclopidogrel (Plavix), may also lead to bloody urine. Lastly, cancer anywhere along the urinary tract can present with hematuria.
Treatment
Most teens don't need any kind of treatment for hematuria. When it's due to an infection, doctors might treat it with antibiotics. If hematuria is a sign of something more serious — like sickle cell disease — doctors will treat that condition.
If you've been treated for hematuria, your doctor will probably want you to get follow-up tests after treatment to make sure your urine is free of red blood cells. People who get blood in their urine more than once but have no other signs of illness may need urine tests and physical exams every few months for a year and yearly after that as a precautionary measure. If the hematuria goes away, your doctor may still want to check your urine once a year.
Hematuria, or blood in the urine, can be either gross (visible) or microscopic (blood cells only visible through a microscope). Gross hematuria can vary widely in appearance, from light pink to deep red with clots. Although the amount of blood in the urine may be different, the types of conditions that can cause the problem are the same, and require the same kind of workup or evaluation.
What are the causes of blood in urine?
The causes of gross and microscopic hematuria are similar and may result from bleeding anywhere along the urinary tract. One cannot readily distinguish between blood originating in the kidneys, ureters (the tubes that transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder), bladder, or urethra. Any degree of blood in the urine should be fully evaluated by a physician, even if it resolves spontaneously.
Infection of the urine, (often called a urinary tract infection or UTI) stemming either from the kidneys or bladder, is a common cause of microscopic hematuria. Urine is naturally sterile and should not contain bacteria. Kidney and bladder stones can cause irritation and abrasion of the urinary tract, leading to microscopic or gross hematuria. Trauma affecting any of the components of the urinary tract or the prostate can lead to bloody urine. Hematuria can also be associated with renal (kidney) disease, as well as hematologic disorders involving the body's clotting system. Medications that increase the risk of bleeding, such as aspirin, warfarin (Coumadin), orclopidogrel (Plavix), may also lead to bloody urine. Lastly, cancer anywhere along the urinary tract can present with hematuria.
Treatment
Most teens don't need any kind of treatment for hematuria. When it's due to an infection, doctors might treat it with antibiotics. If hematuria is a sign of something more serious — like sickle cell disease — doctors will treat that condition.
If you've been treated for hematuria, your doctor will probably want you to get follow-up tests after treatment to make sure your urine is free of red blood cells. People who get blood in their urine more than once but have no other signs of illness may need urine tests and physical exams every few months for a year and yearly after that as a precautionary measure. If the hematuria goes away, your doctor may still want to check your urine once a year.
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test
BUN is an indication of renal health. Normal ranges 8-20 mmol/L. If
Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) and blood volume decrease (hypovolemia) then
BUN will increase. Other factors responsible for its increment are fever,
increasedcatabolism, high-protein diet and gastrointestinal bleeding.
BUN (urea-N) is mg/dL in the United States, Mexico, Italy, Austria, Germany. Elsewhere, the concentration of urea is reported as mmol/L, generally depending on the lab.
To convert from mg/dL of blood urea nitrogen to mmol/L of urea, multiply by 0.357 (each molecule of urea having 2 nitrogens, each of molar mass 14g/mol)
Urea [mmol/L] = BUN [mg/dL of nitrogen] x 10 [dL/L] / 14x2 [mg N/mmol urea]
convert BUN to urea in mg/dL by using following formula:
Urea [mg/dL]= BUN [mg/dL] * 2.14
(conversion factor derived by: MW of urea = 60, MW of urea nitrogen = 14x2 => 60/28 = 2.14)
factor = 1 for conversions in mmol (1 mole N2 = 2 moles N per mole of urea):
BUN [mmol/L]= urea [mmol/L]
Urea nitrogen levels tend to increase with age. Infants have lower levels than other people do, and the range in children varies.
Generally, a high blood urea nitrogen level means your kidneys aren't working well. But elevated urea nitrogen can also be due to:
· Urinary tract obstruction
· Congestive heart failure or recent heart attack
· Gastrointestinal bleeding
· Dehydration, resulting from not drinking enough fluids or for other reasons
· Shock
· Severe burns
· Certain medications, such as corticosteroids and some antibiotics
· A high protein diet
If kidney damage is a concern, ask your doctor what factors may be contributing to the damage and what steps you can take to try to control them.
BUN (urea-N) is mg/dL in the United States, Mexico, Italy, Austria, Germany. Elsewhere, the concentration of urea is reported as mmol/L, generally depending on the lab.
To convert from mg/dL of blood urea nitrogen to mmol/L of urea, multiply by 0.357 (each molecule of urea having 2 nitrogens, each of molar mass 14g/mol)
Urea [mmol/L] = BUN [mg/dL of nitrogen] x 10 [dL/L] / 14x2 [mg N/mmol urea]
convert BUN to urea in mg/dL by using following formula:
Urea [mg/dL]= BUN [mg/dL] * 2.14
(conversion factor derived by: MW of urea = 60, MW of urea nitrogen = 14x2 => 60/28 = 2.14)
factor = 1 for conversions in mmol (1 mole N2 = 2 moles N per mole of urea):
BUN [mmol/L]= urea [mmol/L]
Urea nitrogen levels tend to increase with age. Infants have lower levels than other people do, and the range in children varies.
Generally, a high blood urea nitrogen level means your kidneys aren't working well. But elevated urea nitrogen can also be due to:
· Urinary tract obstruction
· Congestive heart failure or recent heart attack
· Gastrointestinal bleeding
· Dehydration, resulting from not drinking enough fluids or for other reasons
· Shock
· Severe burns
· Certain medications, such as corticosteroids and some antibiotics
· A high protein diet
If kidney damage is a concern, ask your doctor what factors may be contributing to the damage and what steps you can take to try to control them.
2013年12月15日星期日
Proteinuria
What is proteinuria?
Proteinuria also called albuminuria or urine albumin-is a condition in which urine contains an abnormal amount of protein. Albumin is the main protein in the blood. Proteins are the building blocks for all body parts, including muscles, bones, hair, and nails. Proteins in the blood also perform a number of important functions. They protect the body from infection, help blood clot, and keep the right amount of fluid circulating throughout the body.
As blood passes through healthy kidneys, they filter out the waste products and leave in the things the body needs, like albumin and other proteins. Most proteins are too big to pass through the kidneys' filters into the urine. However, proteins from the blood can leak into the urine when the filters of the kidney, called glomeruli, are damaged.
Proteinuria is a sign of chronic kidney disease (CKD), which can result from diabetes, high blood pressure, and diseases that cause inflammation in the kidneys. For this reason, testing for albumin in the urine is part of a routine medical assessment for everyone. Kidney disease is sometimes called renal disease. If CKD progresses, it can lead to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), when the kidneys fail completely. A person with ESRD must receive a kidney transplant or regular blood-cleansing treatments called dialysis.
Who is at risk for proteinuria?
People with diabetes, hypertension, or certain family backgrounds are at risk for proteinuria.
Another risk factor for developing proteinuria is hypertension, or high blood pressure. Proteinuria in a person with high blood pressure is an indicator of declining kidney function. If the hypertension is not controlled, the person can progress to full kidney failure.
African Americans are more likely than Caucasians to have high blood pressure and to develop kidney problems from it, even when their blood pressure is only mildly elevated. In fact, African Americans are six times more likely than Caucasians to develop hypertension-related kidney failure
What are the signs and symptoms of proteinuria?
Proteinuria has no signs or symptoms in the early stages. Large amounts of protein in the urine may cause it to look foamy in the toilet. Also, because protein has left the body, the blood can no longer soak up enough fluid, so swelling in the hands, feet, abdomen, or face may occur. This swelling is called edema. These are signs of large protein loss and indicate that kidney disease has progressed. Laboratory testing is the only way to find out whether protein is in a person’s urine before extensive kidney damage occurs.
Proteinuria also called albuminuria or urine albumin-is a condition in which urine contains an abnormal amount of protein. Albumin is the main protein in the blood. Proteins are the building blocks for all body parts, including muscles, bones, hair, and nails. Proteins in the blood also perform a number of important functions. They protect the body from infection, help blood clot, and keep the right amount of fluid circulating throughout the body.
As blood passes through healthy kidneys, they filter out the waste products and leave in the things the body needs, like albumin and other proteins. Most proteins are too big to pass through the kidneys' filters into the urine. However, proteins from the blood can leak into the urine when the filters of the kidney, called glomeruli, are damaged.
Proteinuria is a sign of chronic kidney disease (CKD), which can result from diabetes, high blood pressure, and diseases that cause inflammation in the kidneys. For this reason, testing for albumin in the urine is part of a routine medical assessment for everyone. Kidney disease is sometimes called renal disease. If CKD progresses, it can lead to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), when the kidneys fail completely. A person with ESRD must receive a kidney transplant or regular blood-cleansing treatments called dialysis.
Who is at risk for proteinuria?
People with diabetes, hypertension, or certain family backgrounds are at risk for proteinuria.
Another risk factor for developing proteinuria is hypertension, or high blood pressure. Proteinuria in a person with high blood pressure is an indicator of declining kidney function. If the hypertension is not controlled, the person can progress to full kidney failure.
African Americans are more likely than Caucasians to have high blood pressure and to develop kidney problems from it, even when their blood pressure is only mildly elevated. In fact, African Americans are six times more likely than Caucasians to develop hypertension-related kidney failure
What are the signs and symptoms of proteinuria?
Proteinuria has no signs or symptoms in the early stages. Large amounts of protein in the urine may cause it to look foamy in the toilet. Also, because protein has left the body, the blood can no longer soak up enough fluid, so swelling in the hands, feet, abdomen, or face may occur. This swelling is called edema. These are signs of large protein loss and indicate that kidney disease has progressed. Laboratory testing is the only way to find out whether protein is in a person’s urine before extensive kidney damage occurs.
2013年12月13日星期五
Chronic Kidney Disease
What is chronic kidney disease (CKD)?
Chronic kidney disease includes conditions that damage your kidneys and decrease their ability to keep you healthy by doing the jobs listed. If kidney disease gets worse, wastes can build to high levels in your blood and make you feel sick. You may develop complications like high blood pressure, anemia (low blood count), weak bones, poor nutritional health and nerve damage. Also, kidney disease increases your risk of having heart and blood vessel disease. These problems may happen slowly over a long period of time. Chronic kidney disease may be caused by diabetes, high blood pressure and other disorders. Early detection and treatment can often keep chronic kidney disease from getting worse. When kidney disease progresses, it may eventually lead to kidney failure, which requires dialysis or a kidney transplant to maintain life.
1. Changes in Urination
Because your kidneys are tasked with making urine, and thereby eliminating waste, any changes in the frequency, color, or appearance of urine should be taken seriously. Some common types of changes include:
· Urinating more frequently during the night or in greater amounts
· Urinating less often or in smaller amounts
· Having foamy or bubbly urine or blood in your urine
· Difficulty urinating
2. Swelling
If your kidneys are unable to remove extra fluid from your body, you will likely experience swelling in your legs, ankles, feet, face, or hands.
3. Skin Rash / Itching
If your kidneys are unable to remove waste from the bloodstream, the buildup can cause rashes and severe itching.
4. Leg, Back or Side Pain
Kidney problems can lead to pain in the back, side or even in the leg. Kidney cysts (large, fluid-filled sacs) resulting from polycystic kidney disease that form on kidneys and occasionally on the liver can also cause back and leg pain.
5. Metallic Taste in Mouth/Ammonia Breath
When waste builds up in the bloodstream, it can cause bad breath, a metallic taste in the mouth, and affect how food tastes. You may also have a change in appetite that results in weight loss.
6. Nausea and Vomiting
Waste buildup in the blood can also cause nausea and vomiting.
7. Feeling Cold
Healthy kidneys make the hormone known as erythropoietin, which prompts the body to make oxygen-carrying red blood cells. Kidney disease can interrupt the healthy production of this hormone and cause a decrease in red blood cells, a condition known as anemia. Anemia and kidney disease can result in a variety of symptoms, including constantly feeling cold and shortness of breath.
8. Shortness of Breath
Kidney disease can cause extra fluid to build up in the lungs, leading to shortness of breath. Anemia, a common side-effect of kidney disease which starves your body of oxygen, can also cause you to feel winded or short of breath.
9. Dizziness and Trouble Concentrating
When you suffer from anemia related to kidney failure, both your body and your brain will be lacking the proper amount of oxygen. The result can be dizziness, trouble with concentration, and memory-related issues.
10. Fatigue
When kidneys fail, and side effects like anemia set in, you may experience tired muscles, weakness, and overall fatigue.
Chronic kidney disease includes conditions that damage your kidneys and decrease their ability to keep you healthy by doing the jobs listed. If kidney disease gets worse, wastes can build to high levels in your blood and make you feel sick. You may develop complications like high blood pressure, anemia (low blood count), weak bones, poor nutritional health and nerve damage. Also, kidney disease increases your risk of having heart and blood vessel disease. These problems may happen slowly over a long period of time. Chronic kidney disease may be caused by diabetes, high blood pressure and other disorders. Early detection and treatment can often keep chronic kidney disease from getting worse. When kidney disease progresses, it may eventually lead to kidney failure, which requires dialysis or a kidney transplant to maintain life.
1. Changes in Urination
Because your kidneys are tasked with making urine, and thereby eliminating waste, any changes in the frequency, color, or appearance of urine should be taken seriously. Some common types of changes include:
· Urinating more frequently during the night or in greater amounts
· Urinating less often or in smaller amounts
· Having foamy or bubbly urine or blood in your urine
· Difficulty urinating
2. Swelling
If your kidneys are unable to remove extra fluid from your body, you will likely experience swelling in your legs, ankles, feet, face, or hands.
3. Skin Rash / Itching
If your kidneys are unable to remove waste from the bloodstream, the buildup can cause rashes and severe itching.
4. Leg, Back or Side Pain
Kidney problems can lead to pain in the back, side or even in the leg. Kidney cysts (large, fluid-filled sacs) resulting from polycystic kidney disease that form on kidneys and occasionally on the liver can also cause back and leg pain.
5. Metallic Taste in Mouth/Ammonia Breath
When waste builds up in the bloodstream, it can cause bad breath, a metallic taste in the mouth, and affect how food tastes. You may also have a change in appetite that results in weight loss.
6. Nausea and Vomiting
Waste buildup in the blood can also cause nausea and vomiting.
7. Feeling Cold
Healthy kidneys make the hormone known as erythropoietin, which prompts the body to make oxygen-carrying red blood cells. Kidney disease can interrupt the healthy production of this hormone and cause a decrease in red blood cells, a condition known as anemia. Anemia and kidney disease can result in a variety of symptoms, including constantly feeling cold and shortness of breath.
8. Shortness of Breath
Kidney disease can cause extra fluid to build up in the lungs, leading to shortness of breath. Anemia, a common side-effect of kidney disease which starves your body of oxygen, can also cause you to feel winded or short of breath.
9. Dizziness and Trouble Concentrating
When you suffer from anemia related to kidney failure, both your body and your brain will be lacking the proper amount of oxygen. The result can be dizziness, trouble with concentration, and memory-related issues.
10. Fatigue
When kidneys fail, and side effects like anemia set in, you may experience tired muscles, weakness, and overall fatigue.
2013年12月12日星期四
Chinese Herbal Medicine
Chinese Herbal Medicine a major part of Traditional
Chinese Medicine (TCM), which has been used in medicine field, since more than
3.000 years ago in Ancient China. Yet throughout its history it has continually
developed in response to changing clinical conditions, and has been sustained by
research into every aspect of its use.
Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is a new designed external herbal medicine form which applies the special bag on your back skin to improve your kidney function.
Benefits for Managing Kidney Disease
Chinese herbs become a new popular among kidney disease patients. It shows at least the following benefits for damaged kidneys.
- Repair damaged kidneys. Chinese herbal helps promote the blood circulation of blood vessels all over the body. Some special herbs help to deal with the damaged renal tiny blood vessels. With the renal blood circulation, the oxygen and blood will be carried to damaged kidney vessels and tissues, repairing the damaged kidneys and improve kidney function.
- Alleviate symptoms and complications. The aims of Chinese herbs always not only deal with the kidney damages itself, but also obtain a whole-body balance of your health. Patients usually find their symptoms, such as high blood pressure, fatigue, bad sleep and blood in urine etc, alleviated after herbal treatment. Besides, some herbs are good at killing infections. This is very helpful in kidney disease patients.
- Offset side effects of treatment. Before taking herbal medicine, your doctor will make a full diagnosis and prescribe a herbal formula on your own conditions. Some herbs are for kidney function improvement, some for symptoms alleviation and the rest are for dilating the side effects of herbs itself and other treatment that you are taking.
Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is a new designed external herbal medicine form which applies the special bag on your back skin to improve your kidney function.
Benefits for Managing Kidney Disease
Chinese herbs become a new popular among kidney disease patients. It shows at least the following benefits for damaged kidneys.
- Repair damaged kidneys. Chinese herbal helps promote the blood circulation of blood vessels all over the body. Some special herbs help to deal with the damaged renal tiny blood vessels. With the renal blood circulation, the oxygen and blood will be carried to damaged kidney vessels and tissues, repairing the damaged kidneys and improve kidney function.
- Alleviate symptoms and complications. The aims of Chinese herbs always not only deal with the kidney damages itself, but also obtain a whole-body balance of your health. Patients usually find their symptoms, such as high blood pressure, fatigue, bad sleep and blood in urine etc, alleviated after herbal treatment. Besides, some herbs are good at killing infections. This is very helpful in kidney disease patients.
- Offset side effects of treatment. Before taking herbal medicine, your doctor will make a full diagnosis and prescribe a herbal formula on your own conditions. Some herbs are for kidney function improvement, some for symptoms alleviation and the rest are for dilating the side effects of herbs itself and other treatment that you are taking.
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