What Is Stage 4 Kidney Disease?
Technically speaking, this is the 4th level of progression for kidney
disease. As the second most advanced form of kidney disease, it closely borders
with potentially imminent kidney failure. The primary gauge of assigning CKD
stages is the glomerular filtration rate or GFR. For stage 4 patients, the GFR
is measured at 15 to 30 ml/minute. If that’s your average filtration rate for
the past 3 months, then you are definitely positive for stage 4 kidney
disease.
Underlying diseases and conditions
There is a variety of diseases and conditions which can cause chronic kidney
disease (CKD).The underlying cause has a significant influence on the prognosis
of stage 4 chronic kidney disease.The prognosis of stage 4 chronic kidney
disease is generally worse than those nondiabetics.
Complications
Complications play a vital role in influencing the prognosis of stage 4
chronic kidney disease.A majority of renal patients may die of the complications
even before their kidneys fail.Effective control of the complications can help
improve the outcome.You can email to renal-disease@hotmail.com to get ways to
manage the complications.
Treatment
What treatment to choose is the key point in deciding the prognosis of stage
4 chronic kidney disease.The general treatment mainly aims at controlling the
symptoms and complications,but has no significance in improving renal
function.
To improve the prognosis, the treatment and lifestyle changes play an
important role. As long as the kidney function can be elevated, the prognosis of
CKD stage 4 will become better. To achieve the goal, Chinese Herbal Medicine,
Immunotherapy and Steroids Therapy may be involved.
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