Friday, August 15, 2008

How to identify chronic renal failure illusion

Chronic renal failure occurred in a variety of chronic kidney disease on the basis of the slow renal dysfunction, until the failure of a clinical syndrome (that is, as long as can cause kidney organic change the whole body or in part, the development of lesions eventually be To renal failure), the main performance is renal dysfunction, metabolic product of retention, water and electrolyte imbalance in acid-base balance, lead to kidney unable to maintain the stability of the human body environment. Chronic renal failure caused the cause is more complicated, in primary renal disease, the most common chronic glomerulonephritis of chronic renal failure incidence rate of more than half (about 50 - 70), chronic renal pelvis Yan accounted for about one quarter, there are other causes of renal arteriosclerosis; secondary kidney disease, common in diabetic kidney disease, systemic lupus erythematosus kidney disease, gout and kidney, and so on. Chronic renal failure in accordance with the degree of renal dysfunction, is divided into four, the first phase of renal failure decompensation (in a clinical serum creatinine in the 133 - 177 for the diagnosis, in this period may be no symptoms); section 2, is also called azotemia period of renal failure and renal insufficiency decompensated period, the general view of serum creatinine in the 186 - 442; third period for renal failure, Cr in the 451 -- 707 between the fourth and uremia period, Cr more than 707. Should arouse the attention of the friends of chronic renal failure is not to be fooled by the illusion, since the early CRF is not a typical performance, but also a system of any symptoms, therefore, easily mistaken for a certain system of diseases, especially those who do not have the obvious Patients with chronic kidney disease, such as a weakness, fatigue, physical decline, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting or symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding friends, and general weakness, looking pale, anaemia, skin itching symptoms to a doctor often can be mistaken for digestion Road disease, cancer, aplastic anemia, peripheral neuritis, and other diseases, delayed treatment, missed the best period in the treatment of life-long regret. If the above symptoms, should be approaching the hospital for specialist expert advice, to do a more systematic examination, the diagnosis is not difficult. Should be confirmed as soon as possible after treatment.

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