Polycystic Kidney Disease(PKD) is divided into two types Autosomal Dominant
Polycystic Kidney Disease(ADPKD) and Autosomal Recessive Kidney Disease(ARPKD).
Clinically ADPKD is much common than ARPKD as most of ADPKD carriers die at a
very young age. Then how is Polycystic Kidney Disease inherited to the next
generation? Is Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease(ADPKD) dangerous? In
the following passage we'll give an introduction about ADPKD.
What is ARPKD?
For Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease(ADPKD), if one of the
parents have the disease, the children have 50 percent of developing this
disorder; if both of the parents have the disease, the rate will rise to 75
percent. In comparison, Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease(ARPKD)
progresses rapidly into end-stage kidney failure and generally causes death in
infancy or childhood, for which it is quite rarely seen clinically.
For ADPKD, there exist numerous fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys. Over time,
the cysts grow and multiply, which puts pressure on the kidneys and lead the
kidneys to augment in size and weight. Sometimes kidneys can increase three to
four times of their normal size. If the disease can not be timely controlled and
treated, it may gradually develop into Renal Insufficiency or even Renal
Failure. The duration from slight kidney damage to severe kidney function
declination varies greatly among patients, which may be related to a good
nursing in daily life.
Damages and symptoms of ADPKD
Nearly two thirds of people with ADPKD will develop high blood pressure,
which is caused by the pressure of the cysts on kidneys. High blood pressure is
both a symptom and a deteriorating factor for kidney damage. For severe cysts,
cysts rupture chance increases; in case of cyst rupture, combined infections and
combined stones, symptoms such as waist or back pain, hematuria may arise. In
addition, PKD is also associated with the following conditions:
1.Brain aneurysms
2.Cysts in the liver, pancreas, and testes
3. Diverticula of the colon
What can we do?
For those diagnosed as ADPKD, daily nursing can help to prolong the
deteriorating course of kidney damage. Giving up smoking and drinking, blood
pressure controlling, prevention of infections can be helpful. However, the root
of the disease—continuously growing cysts can not be controlled by this. To
treat the disease maximally, Immunotherapy and Micro-Chinese Medicine
Osmotherapy in this hospital can help. To learn more about daily nursing and our
therapies, you may ask our experts online.
2016年3月18日星期五
Can Patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease(PKD) Eat Apples
"I have Polycystic Kidney Disease, can I have apples? What other fruits can I
eat?" From time to time, patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease are told to pay
special care in their daily diet, but they are confused whether they can take a
certain kind of fruit or not. From the following passage we will get the
answer.
There is such a saying in our life—"eat an apple each day to keep doctors away." From the saying we can know that apples are rich in nutrients and are beneficial for our health. However, for patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease, due to our specific condition, can apples be taken?
The answer is yes. As apples don't contain much potassium inside, we can take apples for certain amount.
Except apples, what other fruits can PKD patients eat? For our own health, what we eat should be based on our specific condition. Tips for what fruits can we eat are listed as follows:
1. For patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease, if gastric ulcer disease appears, apples can be taken but acidic fruits such as lemon and plum should be avoided.
2. In case swelling appears, water intake should be restricted. Therefore, fruits containing much water such as watermelon, pear and pineapples should be avoided. In addition, salt intake should also be restricted.
3. For those who are undergoing dialysis, if low blood potassium appears, fruits which are rich in potassium are allowed to be taken total amount should be limited at a certain level based on the degree of low blood potassium. Fruits rich in potassium mainly include oranges, walnuts, dates, grapefruit, apricot, red berries and bananas. On the contrary, for those with high potassium, such foods should be avoided.
4. For PKD patients accompanied by Diabetes, fruits which are beneficial for reducing blood sugar such as apples, pineapples and grapes are allowed be taken for a small amount.
5. If anemia appears, fruits which may affect the iron absorption should be avoided, such foods mainly include oranges, persimmons and so on.
As can be seen, whether we can take a certain kind of fruit or not is depended on our specific illness condition. And what we have talked about is based on a certain aspect, you may ask our experts online so as to help you know your condition better and make a specific plan for yourself.
There is such a saying in our life—"eat an apple each day to keep doctors away." From the saying we can know that apples are rich in nutrients and are beneficial for our health. However, for patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease, due to our specific condition, can apples be taken?
The answer is yes. As apples don't contain much potassium inside, we can take apples for certain amount.
Except apples, what other fruits can PKD patients eat? For our own health, what we eat should be based on our specific condition. Tips for what fruits can we eat are listed as follows:
1. For patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease, if gastric ulcer disease appears, apples can be taken but acidic fruits such as lemon and plum should be avoided.
2. In case swelling appears, water intake should be restricted. Therefore, fruits containing much water such as watermelon, pear and pineapples should be avoided. In addition, salt intake should also be restricted.
3. For those who are undergoing dialysis, if low blood potassium appears, fruits which are rich in potassium are allowed to be taken total amount should be limited at a certain level based on the degree of low blood potassium. Fruits rich in potassium mainly include oranges, walnuts, dates, grapefruit, apricot, red berries and bananas. On the contrary, for those with high potassium, such foods should be avoided.
4. For PKD patients accompanied by Diabetes, fruits which are beneficial for reducing blood sugar such as apples, pineapples and grapes are allowed be taken for a small amount.
5. If anemia appears, fruits which may affect the iron absorption should be avoided, such foods mainly include oranges, persimmons and so on.
As can be seen, whether we can take a certain kind of fruit or not is depended on our specific illness condition. And what we have talked about is based on a certain aspect, you may ask our experts online so as to help you know your condition better and make a specific plan for yourself.
The Damage of Cysts on Kidneys (Polycystic Kidney Disease, PKD)
Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is a very common familial disease which is
characterized by numerous fluid-filled cysts forming on kidneys. If not treated
positively, the illness condition is very easy to go worse and cause great
damage to our body.
In the early stage, the cysts do not pose any symptoms. This is due to the small cysts will not cause too much pressure on the kidney tissues. However, when the cysts are large enough to oppress the kidney cells, a series of symptoms will present. As a result, the illness condition of many patients have been very severe when they are diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney Disease.
Various complications will be induced if the growth of cysts is out of control.
1. Cysts infection
Cysts infection can be caused by various reasons such as kidney cysts burst (rupture, break). Patients will present symptoms of pain in back, fever, chilly and so on.
2. Hematuria (blood in urine)
Most patients will present hematuria as the advance of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). However, rare patients will have persistent gross hematuria, which can be life-threatening.
3. Kidney Stone
Usually, the occurrence dull pain and gross hematuria together can be a sign that the kidney stone has been developed.
4. Hemangioma in circle of Willis
Generally, 10%-40% patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease will develop hemangioma in circle of Willis. Cerebral hemorrhage can also be diagnosed because of the hemangioma burst. What is more, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Valvular Vitium of the Heart are very common to be seen. In Infantile Polycystic Kidney Disease (IPCD), portal hypertension and Alveolar Dysplasia will present.
5. Multiple cysts in other organs
About half Polycystic Kidney Disease patients in their middle age have Polycystic Liver. Cysts can also be found in Pancreas and Ovary.
6. High blood pressure
The damaged kidney cells will excessive rennin which can shrink blood vessels, leading to high blood pressure.
The above are the common damages of Polycystic Kidney Disease. Worse than that, patients can develop into ESRD (End Stage Renal Failure) if no proper treatment is received to control the growth of kidney cysts. At this period, they have to take Dialysis to maintain their lives. Therefore, to prolong the life expectancy, patients should receive treatment as early as possible to block its progression. You are always welcome to consult our online experts if you want to know more.
In the early stage, the cysts do not pose any symptoms. This is due to the small cysts will not cause too much pressure on the kidney tissues. However, when the cysts are large enough to oppress the kidney cells, a series of symptoms will present. As a result, the illness condition of many patients have been very severe when they are diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney Disease.
Various complications will be induced if the growth of cysts is out of control.
1. Cysts infection
Cysts infection can be caused by various reasons such as kidney cysts burst (rupture, break). Patients will present symptoms of pain in back, fever, chilly and so on.
2. Hematuria (blood in urine)
Most patients will present hematuria as the advance of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). However, rare patients will have persistent gross hematuria, which can be life-threatening.
3. Kidney Stone
Usually, the occurrence dull pain and gross hematuria together can be a sign that the kidney stone has been developed.
4. Hemangioma in circle of Willis
Generally, 10%-40% patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease will develop hemangioma in circle of Willis. Cerebral hemorrhage can also be diagnosed because of the hemangioma burst. What is more, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Valvular Vitium of the Heart are very common to be seen. In Infantile Polycystic Kidney Disease (IPCD), portal hypertension and Alveolar Dysplasia will present.
5. Multiple cysts in other organs
About half Polycystic Kidney Disease patients in their middle age have Polycystic Liver. Cysts can also be found in Pancreas and Ovary.
6. High blood pressure
The damaged kidney cells will excessive rennin which can shrink blood vessels, leading to high blood pressure.
The above are the common damages of Polycystic Kidney Disease. Worse than that, patients can develop into ESRD (End Stage Renal Failure) if no proper treatment is received to control the growth of kidney cysts. At this period, they have to take Dialysis to maintain their lives. Therefore, to prolong the life expectancy, patients should receive treatment as early as possible to block its progression. You are always welcome to consult our online experts if you want to know more.
Contraindications of Peritoneal Dialysis for PKD Patients
Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is a common genetic disease. If the patients
can not get effective treatment to prevent the disease development, it will be
very likely to develop into Renal Failure. After it develops into that stage,
the patients have to depend on dialysis to maintain their life. Peritoneal
dialysis is a common-used dialysis method. However, there are some PKD patients
who are not suitable for this kind of dialysis. The following article lists the
contraindication of peritoneal dialysis for PKD patients.
1. The patients’ abdomen has new implanted foreign substance. For example, the PKD patients receive blood vessel prosthesis implantation in abdomen.
2. If the PKD patients have local inflammatory lesion in enterocoelia or receive abdominal surgery within three days, peritoneal dialysis can increase the risk of infection.
3. The PKD patients with obesity, especially those are short and fat. This type of patients is often not able to get adequate dialysis and also often has dislysate leakage problem.
4. If the PKD patients’ peritonitis reoccurs frequently, the patients need to use large dosage of highly permeable dislysate over time, it is very likely to cause sclerosing peritonitis.
5. If the patients have hypercatabolic disease, the micro-molecular metobolin is produced at a high speed. Compared with peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis has a better effect in clearing micro-molecular metabolin. However, if increase the dosage of peritoneal dialysis dislysate and change the mode of dialysis, the patients also can get a good dialysis effect.
6. If the patients with chronic obstructive emphysema, peritoneal dialysis can make diaphragm to rise thus influencing the pulmonary ventilation and aggravate the difficulty in breathing. In addition, once diaphragm rises, it may oppress lung tissues thus causing lung infection.
7. If the enlarged cysts occupy the most place of enterocoelia, the patients had better not use peritoneal dialysis. However, if there is enough exchange places, they still can choose peritoneal dialysis.
8. Serious systemic blood vessels diseases and intervertebral disc diseases. Diffusive blood vessels lesion can cause dialysis effect to decline. Moreover, peritoneal dialysis can increase the internal pressure in back thus aggravating primary intervertebral disc diseases.
The above article has introduced main contraindication of peritoneal dialysis. If you are not include in the above list and also do not which type of dialysis to choose, you can consult us on line or email us kidney-treatment@hotmail.com.
1. The patients’ abdomen has new implanted foreign substance. For example, the PKD patients receive blood vessel prosthesis implantation in abdomen.
2. If the PKD patients have local inflammatory lesion in enterocoelia or receive abdominal surgery within three days, peritoneal dialysis can increase the risk of infection.
3. The PKD patients with obesity, especially those are short and fat. This type of patients is often not able to get adequate dialysis and also often has dislysate leakage problem.
4. If the PKD patients’ peritonitis reoccurs frequently, the patients need to use large dosage of highly permeable dislysate over time, it is very likely to cause sclerosing peritonitis.
5. If the patients have hypercatabolic disease, the micro-molecular metobolin is produced at a high speed. Compared with peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis has a better effect in clearing micro-molecular metabolin. However, if increase the dosage of peritoneal dialysis dislysate and change the mode of dialysis, the patients also can get a good dialysis effect.
6. If the patients with chronic obstructive emphysema, peritoneal dialysis can make diaphragm to rise thus influencing the pulmonary ventilation and aggravate the difficulty in breathing. In addition, once diaphragm rises, it may oppress lung tissues thus causing lung infection.
7. If the enlarged cysts occupy the most place of enterocoelia, the patients had better not use peritoneal dialysis. However, if there is enough exchange places, they still can choose peritoneal dialysis.
8. Serious systemic blood vessels diseases and intervertebral disc diseases. Diffusive blood vessels lesion can cause dialysis effect to decline. Moreover, peritoneal dialysis can increase the internal pressure in back thus aggravating primary intervertebral disc diseases.
The above article has introduced main contraindication of peritoneal dialysis. If you are not include in the above list and also do not which type of dialysis to choose, you can consult us on line or email us kidney-treatment@hotmail.com.
2016年3月17日星期四
Tips for the Diet of Polycystic Kidney Disease(PKD)
A scientific diet is of great importance for patients with Polycystic Kidney
Disease. In this passage, we will focus on foods can and can not be taken by
those with Polycystic Kidney Disease.
What foods should be limited?
1. For patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease, high protein diet can add burden to the kidneys, therefore protein intake amount should be restricted. However, the specific amount should be based on the illness condition and your doctor's advice. As for food choices, high quality animal protein foods such as milk, lean meat and egg white may be proper choices.
2. Polycystic Kidney Disease sufferers should avoid nephrotic medicines such as Gentamicin, kanamycin, streptomycin, polymyxin and so on.
3. Avoid taking stimulating foods such as salty and spicy foods.
4. Animal offal foods, which mainly refers to fermented foods such as bean curd and rotten eggs can stimulation to our kidneys.
5. Give up drinking and smoking
Both drinking and smoking will accelerate cyst growth, for which we'd better give them up.
What can we eat?
1. Foods which are beneficial for urination can be taken.
2. For those with combined kidney stone, vegetables such as auricularia which can dissolve stones is quite beneficial.
Except the above mentioned, there are some other aspects we should pay attention to. As combined infections may aggravate kidney function declination, we should take special care of ourselves to prevent getting cold, urinary tract infections and so on. In addition, as strenuous exercise and crashes can increase chances of cyst rupture, we should try to avoid over fatigue, especially for those with severe cysts.
Finally and above all, keep in an positive mood. For those with no kidney damage, daily nursing can help a lot to prolong the deterioration cause of the disease; regular examinations will help to keep close observation of our own condition and take timely treatment.
To learn about nursing, treatment and other aspects of the disease, you may read other articles on our website or consult our experts online.
What foods should be limited?
1. For patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease, high protein diet can add burden to the kidneys, therefore protein intake amount should be restricted. However, the specific amount should be based on the illness condition and your doctor's advice. As for food choices, high quality animal protein foods such as milk, lean meat and egg white may be proper choices.
2. Polycystic Kidney Disease sufferers should avoid nephrotic medicines such as Gentamicin, kanamycin, streptomycin, polymyxin and so on.
3. Avoid taking stimulating foods such as salty and spicy foods.
4. Animal offal foods, which mainly refers to fermented foods such as bean curd and rotten eggs can stimulation to our kidneys.
5. Give up drinking and smoking
Both drinking and smoking will accelerate cyst growth, for which we'd better give them up.
What can we eat?
1. Foods which are beneficial for urination can be taken.
2. For those with combined kidney stone, vegetables such as auricularia which can dissolve stones is quite beneficial.
Except the above mentioned, there are some other aspects we should pay attention to. As combined infections may aggravate kidney function declination, we should take special care of ourselves to prevent getting cold, urinary tract infections and so on. In addition, as strenuous exercise and crashes can increase chances of cyst rupture, we should try to avoid over fatigue, especially for those with severe cysts.
Finally and above all, keep in an positive mood. For those with no kidney damage, daily nursing can help a lot to prolong the deterioration cause of the disease; regular examinations will help to keep close observation of our own condition and take timely treatment.
To learn about nursing, treatment and other aspects of the disease, you may read other articles on our website or consult our experts online.
The Common Complications of Hemodialysis
Hemodialysis is an important method to treat uremia, and effective
hemodialysis can improve the prognosis of the patients and their quality of
life.
Overall, with the technology and the application of various inspection equipments advancing, hemodialysis is quite safe. However, some complications would occur during the process of hemodialysis, which include:
1. cardiovascular events
Hypotension, hypertension, angina, MI(myocardial infarction), stroke, cardiac failure and cardiac hypertrophy can happen.
2. aggravation of anemia
In general, hemodialysis can improve anemia caused by kidney disease, but slight loss of blood is inevitable every time patients go through hemodialysis. In the long run, patients would lack iron in their bodies, resulting in anemia.
3. infections
Many patients undergoing hemodialysis choose vein catheterization, which can cause breeding of pathogens. As patients with uremia possess a lower immune resistance, they are more likely to develop infection. What’s more, because the hemodialysis devices are used by many patients, HBV(hepatitis B virus) and HCV(hepatitis C virus) could be spread to the patients who share the same device.
4. haemorrhage
During the process of hemodialysis, anticoagulant therapy is usually needed to avoid cruor. But if too much anticoagulant is used, heamorrhage would happen, which potentially threatens the patients’ lives.
5. other complications
Allergic reactions would occur during hemodialysis process, whose manifestations include pruritus, rash, declining blood pressure.
For patients who just start hemodialysis, they can develop dialysis disequilibrium syndrome, including symptoms like headache, nausea and vomit.
In Shijiazhuang kidney disease hospital, China, some distinctive treatment methods, including Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy and Immunotherapy are used to treat uremia, which have helped many kidney patients reduce the hemodialysis frequency, and even get rid of dialysis once and for all for some kidney patients. If you are interested, you can consult our online experts or leave a message on our website.
Overall, with the technology and the application of various inspection equipments advancing, hemodialysis is quite safe. However, some complications would occur during the process of hemodialysis, which include:
1. cardiovascular events
Hypotension, hypertension, angina, MI(myocardial infarction), stroke, cardiac failure and cardiac hypertrophy can happen.
2. aggravation of anemia
In general, hemodialysis can improve anemia caused by kidney disease, but slight loss of blood is inevitable every time patients go through hemodialysis. In the long run, patients would lack iron in their bodies, resulting in anemia.
3. infections
Many patients undergoing hemodialysis choose vein catheterization, which can cause breeding of pathogens. As patients with uremia possess a lower immune resistance, they are more likely to develop infection. What’s more, because the hemodialysis devices are used by many patients, HBV(hepatitis B virus) and HCV(hepatitis C virus) could be spread to the patients who share the same device.
4. haemorrhage
During the process of hemodialysis, anticoagulant therapy is usually needed to avoid cruor. But if too much anticoagulant is used, heamorrhage would happen, which potentially threatens the patients’ lives.
5. other complications
Allergic reactions would occur during hemodialysis process, whose manifestations include pruritus, rash, declining blood pressure.
For patients who just start hemodialysis, they can develop dialysis disequilibrium syndrome, including symptoms like headache, nausea and vomit.
In Shijiazhuang kidney disease hospital, China, some distinctive treatment methods, including Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy and Immunotherapy are used to treat uremia, which have helped many kidney patients reduce the hemodialysis frequency, and even get rid of dialysis once and for all for some kidney patients. If you are interested, you can consult our online experts or leave a message on our website.
Why Do Advanced Kidney Patients Need Dialysis
Patients with Renal Failure are recommended to do dialysis by their doctors.
Some may feel puzzled why they need dialysis. This article will explain this to
you.
Dialysis is often called “artificial kidney”. Just as its name implies, it can function like the kidneys to some degree. Then, what are the major functions of the kidneys? Which of them can be replaced by dialysis?
·Filtering the blood
About 190 liters (335 pints) of blood enter the kidneys every day via the renal arteries. The kidneys remove metabolic wastes and excess water (fluid) out of the blood as it flows through the kidneys; and then metabolic wastes and excess fluid would be passed out of the body in the form of urine.
·Balancing chemicals in your body
There are various chemicals in our blood. Some come from what we eat and drink. Others are metabolic production. Our kidneys can automatically adjust the amount of the chemicals according to the needs of the body.
·Releasing hormones
Healthy kidneys make hormones such as renin and angiotensin which regulate how much sodium (salt) and fluid the body keeps, and the expansion and contraction of the blood vessels. This, in turn, helps control blood pressure.
They also produce erythropoeitin (EPO), which is carried in the blood to the bone marrow where it stimulates the production of red blood cells. Without enough red blood cells anemia can happen. Besides, our kidneys can keep bones strong by producing the hormone called calcitriol which maintains the right levels of phosphate and calcium in the blood and bones. And phosphate and calcium balance is very importantin terms of keeping the bones healthy.
These are the major functions of kidneys. When kidneys are damaged, they are not able to filter the blood as it should be, so toxic wastes and excess water will build up in the body, causing server damages to other organs. Dialysis, as a way to filtrate the blood, can solve this problem.
However, dialysis cannot well balance chemicals in our body; and it cannot release any hormones, either. That’s the reason why we say dialysis could replace part of the kidney functions.
If you still have questions , feel free to contact our online experts who are ready to give you advice on your treatment based on your specific conditions.
Dialysis is often called “artificial kidney”. Just as its name implies, it can function like the kidneys to some degree. Then, what are the major functions of the kidneys? Which of them can be replaced by dialysis?
·Filtering the blood
About 190 liters (335 pints) of blood enter the kidneys every day via the renal arteries. The kidneys remove metabolic wastes and excess water (fluid) out of the blood as it flows through the kidneys; and then metabolic wastes and excess fluid would be passed out of the body in the form of urine.
·Balancing chemicals in your body
There are various chemicals in our blood. Some come from what we eat and drink. Others are metabolic production. Our kidneys can automatically adjust the amount of the chemicals according to the needs of the body.
·Releasing hormones
Healthy kidneys make hormones such as renin and angiotensin which regulate how much sodium (salt) and fluid the body keeps, and the expansion and contraction of the blood vessels. This, in turn, helps control blood pressure.
They also produce erythropoeitin (EPO), which is carried in the blood to the bone marrow where it stimulates the production of red blood cells. Without enough red blood cells anemia can happen. Besides, our kidneys can keep bones strong by producing the hormone called calcitriol which maintains the right levels of phosphate and calcium in the blood and bones. And phosphate and calcium balance is very importantin terms of keeping the bones healthy.
These are the major functions of kidneys. When kidneys are damaged, they are not able to filter the blood as it should be, so toxic wastes and excess water will build up in the body, causing server damages to other organs. Dialysis, as a way to filtrate the blood, can solve this problem.
However, dialysis cannot well balance chemicals in our body; and it cannot release any hormones, either. That’s the reason why we say dialysis could replace part of the kidney functions.
If you still have questions , feel free to contact our online experts who are ready to give you advice on your treatment based on your specific conditions.
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