Why renal failure frequently find on the elderly

According to tune the police, the proportion of patients with renal failure in the elderly is much higher than young people, so why do older people suffering from kidney disease so easily, what causes it? Today, we just take a look at old Dr Lee human renal causes.

One, accompanied by an increase in disease

Such as the elderly high incidence of atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease in elderly patients suffering from renal artery stenosis rate of 16% ~ 42%, ischemic kidney disease is caused or aggravated elderly acute and important cause of chronic renal failure. Type 2 diabetes is one of the most important factors in elderly renal dysfunction. Post-renal acute renal failure accounted for elderly patients with acute renal failure in 8% a 38%, higher than the 3.5% to 8% of the general population, which is mainly due to an enlarged prostate, urinary stones and bladder disease in the elderly population in higher rates. Other elderly patients with chronic kidney damage leading to common factors include hypertension, hyperuricemia and heart failure and so on.

Second, the increase in risk factors

Glomerular filtration rate and older. Renal tubular sodium retention capacity decreased, the threshold increased thirst, water, salt missing compensatory ability is poor, causing inadequate intake, vomiting, diarrhea, gastrointestinal bleeding, infections (including sepsis), heart failure and shock increased fluid lost opportunity. Gradually due to low glomerular filtration rate, renal excretion of the drug or its metabolites decreased capacity, and greatly increased opportunities for the elderly long-term medication, inappropriate medication prone to cause kidney damage. An increase in the elderly surgical or interventional therapy is a common cause of ARF elderly.

Third, the glomerular issue

With age, physiological glomerular sclerosis, tubular atrophy and interstitial expansion gradually increased. Kidney physiological function gradually diminishes, the glomerular filtration rate in a year 0.75ml / min rate of decline, a small tube concentration function is also reduced to varying degrees.

These three issues are a direct cause of renal failure leading to the proportion of older people increases, we know the reason for the occurrence of the future must try to avoid, health care for the elderly, there is an old house, a treasure, only their health, and we can happier.

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