Kidney Disease - All You Need To Know

Causes of end-stage kidney failure disease include the following

1. Diabetes
Diabetes is one of the most important causes of kidney failure. 40% of the world's diabetes cases take place due to diabetes, and our finance minister to is a known case of diabetes. Constant high blood sugar levels damage the kidney filters. Over time, this leads to long-term kidney damage and kidney failure.

2. High blood pressure
High blood pressure or hypertension is also an important cause of kidney failure. When the blood pressure in tiny blood vessels increases, it can prevent the kidney filters from working properly, thereby leading to kidney damage.

3. Polycystic kidney disease
This condition is genetic. It can be inherited from your elders. In this condition, small holes from within the kidney and prevent it from functioning properly.

4. Congenital problems
Sometimes, kidney development problems occur at the time of birth. It starts at birth but it does not manifest itself until 90% of the kidney is already damaged.

5. End-stage renal disease
Sometimes, there are certain blockages in the arteries which prevent proper blood circulation to the kidneys.

Treatment options for kidney failure

1. Dialysis
Kidney failure treatments are of two types, one is dialysis and the other is a kidney transplant. Dialysis involves the clarification of the blood and removal of wastes and fluids from the body. This process is used to replace the kidneys functions. Now it can be done three times a week which is blood dialysis or it can be done four times a day. Dialysis happens to be an inconvenient procedure."

2. Kidney transplant
 A kidney transplant is of two types. It includes the living-donor transplant where someone from the patient's own family or relative wishes to donate the kidney. And the second one is deceased donor transplant. This comes from a patient who is brain dead due to a stroke or died in an accident. The heart and other organs of these patients are still functioning so they can be donated to the one in need."