When kidney disease progresses into stage 5 kidney failure, kidney function
declines to 15% or even less. Many patients take dialysis as a treatment.
Stage 5 of CKD is always considered as the most advanced stage of kidney
disease.
In stage 5 kidney failure, ,many patients undergoes dialysis. Dialysis can
help control some symptoms and control the primary disease. On average, the life
expectancy can be prolonged to 3-5 years by dialysis. But what patients afraid
of is its side-effects.
The life expectancy of stage 5 kidney failure depends on many factors. Among
all the factors, the illness condition and treatment matter most.
Even though we still find two major factors which play the two leading most
important role in CKD stage 5 life expectancy, namely your symptoms and your
treatment choice.
In this condition, an effective treatment, called Immunotherapy, comes into
being, in order to extend kidney failure patients’ life span and help them avoid
dialysis or further dialysis.
With the help of correct blood purifications and herbal medicines,
Immunotherapy focuses on not only cleansing patients’ blood but also regulating
their immune system and increasing damaged kidney cells’ curative ability.
Therefore, more and more kidney cells can become alive again. With a high level
of kidney function, patients’ life expectancy can be prolonged largely without
dialysis.
No matter what treatment you want to take, only if your kidney function is
improved, you can live a relatively healthy and normal life.
2014年1月29日星期三
2014年1月28日星期二
Treatments for Creatinine 1.6
Creatinine 1.6 is higher than the normal creatinine level, even though it is
not that high, it can tell patients with creatinine 1.6 that more than a half of
kidney function has been lost. Because the kidneys have very strong compensatory
ability, the creatinine level will not increase until more than a half of kidney
function has been lost. So creatinine 1.6 should arouse patients’ enough
attention.
Therefore timely and proper treatments should be received to help lower creatinine 1.6 to the normal values.
1. The first step is to take related tests including routine urine and blood tests, kidney function, renal imaging examinations and kidney biopsy if necessary to make clear the pathological type and underlying cause of kidney damages.
2. Dialysis and kidney transplant will not be ordered for creatinine 1.6.
3. Proper diets can help control high creatinine and consolidate curative effects.
4. Having some mild and proper exercises regularly is good for controlling creatinine 1.6 by improving appetite, strengthening the kidneys and enhancing immunity .
Therefore timely and proper treatments should be received to help lower creatinine 1.6 to the normal values.
1. The first step is to take related tests including routine urine and blood tests, kidney function, renal imaging examinations and kidney biopsy if necessary to make clear the pathological type and underlying cause of kidney damages.
2. Dialysis and kidney transplant will not be ordered for creatinine 1.6.
3. Proper diets can help control high creatinine and consolidate curative effects.
4. Having some mild and proper exercises regularly is good for controlling creatinine 1.6 by improving appetite, strengthening the kidneys and enhancing immunity .
Diet Plan to Reduce High Creatinine Level
Creatinine is a breakdown product of creatine, which is an important part of
muscle. Creatinine level in your blood is an important indicator which shows how
your kidney is functioning. High creatinine level can be caused by such factors
as kidney diseases, too high intake of proteins, dehydration, using
muscle-building dietary supplement creatine, over-exercising.The following is an
overview of diet changes for people with high creatinine level.
◆ Limit Salt Intake
As we know high blood pressure is one big risk of further kidney damage. Excessive sodium intake is able to raise people’s blood pressure and in some cases it can also aggravate patients’ swelling. Therefore, people whose creatinine level should avoid salty foods such as salty condiments, cheese, salami, bacon, cured meats, snack foods, pickled foods, hamburgers, etc.
◆Vitamins Intake
Researches of Turkey reveal that vitamin especially vitamin C has a benefit of increasing the rate of kidney filtering creatinine and other wastes so as to improve patients’ kidney function. Here, we mainly recommend three fruits: kiwi fruit,cranberry and pomegranate.
◆ Limit the intake of protein
People with high creatinine levels often have to change the amount of protein they consume. Many patients go on a low-protein diet to slow down the progression of kidney disease and ease their symptoms. For kidney disease patients, high-quality protein rather than high-quantity protein is recommended. Generally, one glass of milk, one egg white and 06g of lean meat one daily is able to meet their protein need.
Except for above suggestions, patients also need to pay close attention to drinking and smoking in order to decrease the danger of high creatinine level. Of course, we are looking forward to your consultation about this topic.
◆ Limit Salt Intake
As we know high blood pressure is one big risk of further kidney damage. Excessive sodium intake is able to raise people’s blood pressure and in some cases it can also aggravate patients’ swelling. Therefore, people whose creatinine level should avoid salty foods such as salty condiments, cheese, salami, bacon, cured meats, snack foods, pickled foods, hamburgers, etc.
◆Vitamins Intake
Researches of Turkey reveal that vitamin especially vitamin C has a benefit of increasing the rate of kidney filtering creatinine and other wastes so as to improve patients’ kidney function. Here, we mainly recommend three fruits: kiwi fruit,cranberry and pomegranate.
◆ Limit the intake of protein
People with high creatinine levels often have to change the amount of protein they consume. Many patients go on a low-protein diet to slow down the progression of kidney disease and ease their symptoms. For kidney disease patients, high-quality protein rather than high-quantity protein is recommended. Generally, one glass of milk, one egg white and 06g of lean meat one daily is able to meet their protein need.
Except for above suggestions, patients also need to pay close attention to drinking and smoking in order to decrease the danger of high creatinine level. Of course, we are looking forward to your consultation about this topic.
2014年1月27日星期一
What Is Shrinking Kidney and Shrinking Kidney Symptoms
Shrinking kidney is an abnormal phenomenon that the kidney is smaller than
the normal one. Shrinking kidney usually warns us kidney disease. A long time of
kidney disease can cause nephron especially the glomerular damage, and then
shrinking kidney will occur along with the change of kidney function.
What are the shrinking kidney symptoms?
◆ High blood pressure. With the aggravation of the patient’s condition, high blood pressure is more likely to occur to warn him that his kidney has been damaged.
◆ Feet or face swelling. Too much fluid and sodium will build up in the small blood vessels, when glomeruli filtration is damaged. As a result, feet or face swelling occurs easily.
◆ Nausea, vomiting and fatigue. As the wastes and toxins build up in the body, the patient will often feel nausea, vomiting and fatigue. In addition, the patient loses his weight quickly.
◆ Hematuria. It is another shrinking kidney symptom to warn the person some problems, such as urinary tract infections.
If these symptoms occur, you should do some tests to detect whether your kidney has begun to shrink. The diagnosis of your shrinking kidney is very important, because it can warn us many problems in your kidney.
Once you have shrinking kidney, you may have some serious kidney disease. At this time, you should not only accept the shrinking kidney treatment but also treat your damaged kidney. A systemic treatment can help you get rid of disease much completely.
What are the shrinking kidney symptoms?
◆ High blood pressure. With the aggravation of the patient’s condition, high blood pressure is more likely to occur to warn him that his kidney has been damaged.
◆ Feet or face swelling. Too much fluid and sodium will build up in the small blood vessels, when glomeruli filtration is damaged. As a result, feet or face swelling occurs easily.
◆ Nausea, vomiting and fatigue. As the wastes and toxins build up in the body, the patient will often feel nausea, vomiting and fatigue. In addition, the patient loses his weight quickly.
◆ Hematuria. It is another shrinking kidney symptom to warn the person some problems, such as urinary tract infections.
If these symptoms occur, you should do some tests to detect whether your kidney has begun to shrink. The diagnosis of your shrinking kidney is very important, because it can warn us many problems in your kidney.
Once you have shrinking kidney, you may have some serious kidney disease. At this time, you should not only accept the shrinking kidney treatment but also treat your damaged kidney. A systemic treatment can help you get rid of disease much completely.
Stage 3 of Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic disease stage three is described by moderately reduced kidney
function. The Glomerular filtration rate is approximately 30-60%.
Symptoms may start to become present in stage 3, such as:
Fatigue: Feeling tired is common for people with CKD and is often caused by anemia.
Too much fluid: The kidneysmay lose their ability to control how much fluid stays in the body. A person may notice swelling (edema) in their lower legs, hands or face around the eyes. With too much fluid someone could even feel short of breath.
Urination changes: Urine may be foamy if there is protein in it, or dark orange, brown, tea colored or red if it contains blood. A person may urinate more or less, or get up at night to go to the bathroom.
Kidney pain: Most people with CKD do not have kidney pain, but with some kinds of kidney problems, such as polycystic kidney disease (PKD) or infections, they may have pain in their back where the kidneys are.
Sleep problems: Some people have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. Itching, muscle cramps or restless legs can keep them awake.
It is necessary that patients at stage 3 Chronic Kidney Failure see a nephrologist. The doctor will examine kidney patients and perform lab tests so that they can gather information to offer the best treatment advice. The goal is to keep the kidneys function as long as possible.
A healthy diet for stage 3 CKD may recommend:
Including a variety of grains, fruits and vegetables, but whole grains and some fruits and vegetables may be limited if blood tests show phosphorus or potassium levels are above normal.
A diet that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol and moderate in total fats, especially if cholesterol is high or if you have diabetes or heart disease
Limiting intake of refined and processed foods high in sodium and prepare foods with less salt or high sodium ingredients
Aiming for a healthy weight by consuming adequate calories and including physical activity each day
Keeping protein intake within the DRI level recommended for healthy people with attention to high quality protein.
Consuming the DRI for the water soluble vitamin B complex and C.
Vitamin D and iron may be tailored to individual requirements
Limiting phosphorus if blood levels of phosphorus or PTH are above normal
Limiting calcium if blood levels are above normal
Potassium is usually not restricted unless blood levels are above normal
There is currently no cure for kidney disease, the deterioration of the illness condition over a gradual course could make the patients develop into a more advanced stage. Thereby, the patients need to note that in addition to daily care management, proper treatment that helps improve the kidney condition is a wise choice.
Symptoms may start to become present in stage 3, such as:
Fatigue: Feeling tired is common for people with CKD and is often caused by anemia.
Too much fluid: The kidneysmay lose their ability to control how much fluid stays in the body. A person may notice swelling (edema) in their lower legs, hands or face around the eyes. With too much fluid someone could even feel short of breath.
Urination changes: Urine may be foamy if there is protein in it, or dark orange, brown, tea colored or red if it contains blood. A person may urinate more or less, or get up at night to go to the bathroom.
Kidney pain: Most people with CKD do not have kidney pain, but with some kinds of kidney problems, such as polycystic kidney disease (PKD) or infections, they may have pain in their back where the kidneys are.
Sleep problems: Some people have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. Itching, muscle cramps or restless legs can keep them awake.
It is necessary that patients at stage 3 Chronic Kidney Failure see a nephrologist. The doctor will examine kidney patients and perform lab tests so that they can gather information to offer the best treatment advice. The goal is to keep the kidneys function as long as possible.
A healthy diet for stage 3 CKD may recommend:
Including a variety of grains, fruits and vegetables, but whole grains and some fruits and vegetables may be limited if blood tests show phosphorus or potassium levels are above normal.
A diet that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol and moderate in total fats, especially if cholesterol is high or if you have diabetes or heart disease
Limiting intake of refined and processed foods high in sodium and prepare foods with less salt or high sodium ingredients
Aiming for a healthy weight by consuming adequate calories and including physical activity each day
Keeping protein intake within the DRI level recommended for healthy people with attention to high quality protein.
Consuming the DRI for the water soluble vitamin B complex and C.
Vitamin D and iron may be tailored to individual requirements
Limiting phosphorus if blood levels of phosphorus or PTH are above normal
Limiting calcium if blood levels are above normal
Potassium is usually not restricted unless blood levels are above normal
There is currently no cure for kidney disease, the deterioration of the illness condition over a gradual course could make the patients develop into a more advanced stage. Thereby, the patients need to note that in addition to daily care management, proper treatment that helps improve the kidney condition is a wise choice.
2014年1月25日星期六
Origin and Distribution of kiwifruit
This interesting species is native to the provinces of Hupeh, Szechuan,
Kiangsi and Fukien in the Yangtze Valley of northern China–latitude 31º N–and
Zhejiang Province on the coast of eastern China. It was cultivated on a small
scale at least 300 years ago, but still today most of the 1,000-ton crop is
derived from wild vines scattered over 33 of the 48 counties of Zhejiang. The
plants may be seen climbing tall trees or, near Lung to ping, Hupeh, sprawling
over low scrub or rocks exposed to strong northeast winds and bearing heavily.
The Chinese have never shown much interest in exploiting the fruit. Because of
the dense population, there is little room for expansion of the industry.
Nevertheless, trial shipments of canned fruits were made to West Germany in
1980.
Specimens of the plant were collected by the agent for the Royal Horticultural Society, London, in 1847 and described from his dried material, In 1900, seeds gathered in Hupeh were sent to England by E.H. Wilson. The resulting plants flourished and bloomed in 1909. When both male and female vines were planted together, fruits were produced but usually only solitary vines were grown as ornamentals. Seeds from China were introduced into New Zealand in 1906 and some vines bore fruits in 1910. Several growers raised numerous seedlings (many of which were males) and selected the best fruiting types, which were propagated around 1930. By 1940 there were many plantings, one with 200 vines, especially on the eastern coast of the North Island. The fruits were being marketed and were very popular with American servicemen stationed in New Zealand during World War II, Commercial exporting was launched in 1953, the fruits going mainly to Japan, North America and Europe, with small quantities to Australia, the United Kingdom and Scandinavia. In 1981, a survey of small holders in the Auckland suburbs revealed that the great majority of them intended to plant kiwifruit for the local market. Today, West Germany is New Zealand's biggest customer for kiwifruit. Production in 1983 was reportedly 40,000 tons as compared with 300 tons in 1937. New Zealand supplies 99% of the world production of kiwifruit and 95% of the crop is harvested within 35 miles (56 km) of the little town of Te Puke, Bay of Plenty–38º S latitude. The small industry was greatly assisted in 1971 by an arrangement with the Bay of Plenty Co-operative Dairy Company for the use of cool storage facilities and the construction of a cooperative central packing house. In 1984, there were 2,500 growers, more than 400 packing sheds and 200 "coolstores" with a capacity of 1.9 million tons. A $10,000 prize was offered for the design of a new package for export that would accommodate fruits of varying shapes and sizes.
Specimens of the plant were collected by the agent for the Royal Horticultural Society, London, in 1847 and described from his dried material, In 1900, seeds gathered in Hupeh were sent to England by E.H. Wilson. The resulting plants flourished and bloomed in 1909. When both male and female vines were planted together, fruits were produced but usually only solitary vines were grown as ornamentals. Seeds from China were introduced into New Zealand in 1906 and some vines bore fruits in 1910. Several growers raised numerous seedlings (many of which were males) and selected the best fruiting types, which were propagated around 1930. By 1940 there were many plantings, one with 200 vines, especially on the eastern coast of the North Island. The fruits were being marketed and were very popular with American servicemen stationed in New Zealand during World War II, Commercial exporting was launched in 1953, the fruits going mainly to Japan, North America and Europe, with small quantities to Australia, the United Kingdom and Scandinavia. In 1981, a survey of small holders in the Auckland suburbs revealed that the great majority of them intended to plant kiwifruit for the local market. Today, West Germany is New Zealand's biggest customer for kiwifruit. Production in 1983 was reportedly 40,000 tons as compared with 300 tons in 1937. New Zealand supplies 99% of the world production of kiwifruit and 95% of the crop is harvested within 35 miles (56 km) of the little town of Te Puke, Bay of Plenty–38º S latitude. The small industry was greatly assisted in 1971 by an arrangement with the Bay of Plenty Co-operative Dairy Company for the use of cool storage facilities and the construction of a cooperative central packing house. In 1984, there were 2,500 growers, more than 400 packing sheds and 200 "coolstores" with a capacity of 1.9 million tons. A $10,000 prize was offered for the design of a new package for export that would accommodate fruits of varying shapes and sizes.
2014年1月24日星期五
Kidney Failure Causes and Risk Factors
What causes acute renal failure?
Acute renal failure has three main causes:
· A sudden, serious drop in blood flow to the kidneys. Heavy blood loss, an injury, or a bad infection called sepsis can reduce blood flow to the kidneys. Not enough fluid in the body (dehydration) also can harm the kidneys.
· Damage from some medicines, poisons, or infections. Most people don't have any kidney problems from taking medicines. But people who have serious, long-term health problems are more likely than other people to have a kidney problem from medicines. Examples of medicines that can sometimes harm the kidneys include:
Antibiotics, such as gentamicin and streptomycin.
Pain medicines, such as aspirin and ibuprofen.
Some blood pressure medicines, such as ACE inhibitors.
The dyes used in some X-ray tests.
· A sudden blockage that stops urine from flowing out of the kidneys.Kidney stones, a tumor, an injury, or an enlarged prostate gland can cause a blockage.
You have a greater chance of getting acute renal failure if:
· You are an older adult.
· You have a long-term health problem such as kidney or liver disease, diabetes,high blood pressure, heart failure, or obesity.
· You are already very ill and are in the hospital or intensive care (ICU). Heart or belly surgery or a bone marrow transplant can make you more likely to havekidney failure.
Risk factors
Acute kidney failure usually occurs in connection with another medical condition or event. Most people who experience acute kidney failure are already in the hospital for other reasons. Conditions that increase your risk of acute kidney failure include:
· advanced age
· bladder outlet obstruction
· chronic infection
· diabetes
· heart failure
· high blood pressure
· immune disorders ( lupus, IgA nephropathy and scleroderma)
· kidney diseases
· liver diseases
· prostate gland enlargement
· shock of any kind that causes decrease blood flow through the body
· various blood disorders
Acute renal failure has three main causes:
· A sudden, serious drop in blood flow to the kidneys. Heavy blood loss, an injury, or a bad infection called sepsis can reduce blood flow to the kidneys. Not enough fluid in the body (dehydration) also can harm the kidneys.
· Damage from some medicines, poisons, or infections. Most people don't have any kidney problems from taking medicines. But people who have serious, long-term health problems are more likely than other people to have a kidney problem from medicines. Examples of medicines that can sometimes harm the kidneys include:
Antibiotics, such as gentamicin and streptomycin.
Pain medicines, such as aspirin and ibuprofen.
Some blood pressure medicines, such as ACE inhibitors.
The dyes used in some X-ray tests.
· A sudden blockage that stops urine from flowing out of the kidneys.Kidney stones, a tumor, an injury, or an enlarged prostate gland can cause a blockage.
You have a greater chance of getting acute renal failure if:
· You are an older adult.
· You have a long-term health problem such as kidney or liver disease, diabetes,high blood pressure, heart failure, or obesity.
· You are already very ill and are in the hospital or intensive care (ICU). Heart or belly surgery or a bone marrow transplant can make you more likely to havekidney failure.
Risk factors
Acute kidney failure usually occurs in connection with another medical condition or event. Most people who experience acute kidney failure are already in the hospital for other reasons. Conditions that increase your risk of acute kidney failure include:
· advanced age
· bladder outlet obstruction
· chronic infection
· diabetes
· heart failure
· high blood pressure
· immune disorders ( lupus, IgA nephropathy and scleroderma)
· kidney diseases
· liver diseases
· prostate gland enlargement
· shock of any kind that causes decrease blood flow through the body
· various blood disorders
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