Causes and stages of CKD

Chronic renal failure – kidney failure for at least 3 months. The main cause of this disease – the death of the nephrons and the accumulation of toxins, such as urea, creatinine and uric acid. First, let's look at the causes and then the stage of chronic renal failure.

1. Chronic glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis.

2. Kidney damage caused by diabetes, hypertension, hepatitis b and hepatitis C, gout, or malaria.

3. Response to drugs and toxic substances.

4. Problems with the bladder.

Now let's look at the stages of CKD.

There are several classifications of this disease, we consider only one of them, according to Lopatkin.

Includes the following stages chronic renal failure for creatinine (more precisely, its content in the blood):

1. Stage 1 is called latent. Creatinine is not much more than normal: 1.6 mg/DL at the rate of 1.2. Chronic renal failure (stage 1) occurs without symptoms. This reduces the synthesis of ammonia, osmolality of urine. As for renogram, it is changed it is irrelevant. Most often the disease is detected incidentally during examination.
2. 2-stage is called politicheskoi or compensated. Already the creatinine is 2.7 mg/DL. Payment is due to the liver and other organs. At this stage already the symptoms appear: weakness, especially in the morning, thirst and a slight decrease in body temperature. Runogramma gentle. Significantly reduced glomerular filtration and osmolarity. The next stage of CKD are more complicated and pronounced.
3. 2-B stage is called intermittirutaya. Creatinine blood increased significantly – 4.5 mg/DL. Increases the amount of urine and its pH alkaline. As for urea, it increased in 2 times. Reduces the amount of calcium, potassium. Signs this stage is the following: weakness, impaired reflexes, muscle twitching and cramps, dry skin, severe anemia and arterial hypertension. Also a man whose 2-B stage of CKD, feel sick, sometimes even tears, he suffers from anorexia, constipation, hiccups and bloating.
4. 3 stage is called terminal. It is characterized by sleep disturbance, mental condition, itchy skin, pronounced convulsions. Significantly increased creatinine, urea and residual nitrogen.

We have listed the stage of CKD by Lopatkin. As you can see, with each stage the condition is much worse, so you need to consult a doctor at the first symptoms. Now consider what to do at each stage of chronic renal failure:

1. First stage. Treatment is as follows: prevent the worsening of inflammatory processes in the kidneys. This reduces kidney failure.
2. The Second stage. In addition to the treatment described above, estimate the rate of progression of renal failure. The patient prescribe drugs mainly of plant origin, to reduce its rates.
3. The Third stage. Use the same treatment as when the 2nd stage, and adjust arterial hypertension, anemia and other complications. When significant violations the patient receives a kidney transplant.

All stages of chronic renal failure implies the presence of a restriction in food. Basically, the patient is prescribed low-protein diet with a small amount of animal protein, phosphorus and sodium. Try to monitor their health, because if you time to establish yourself HPN, you will be able to quickly recover and feel great.