Prognosis of Stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

How is the prognosis of stage 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD)? When someone is diagnosed with stage 4 CKD, what is going to happen is the most concerned issue.It is difficult to predict the prognosis of stage 4 CKD as it is affected by variables.

Prognosis of stage 4 CKD

Some patients may experience rapid renal function deterioration and develop end stage renal disease (ESRD) in a short period.In some cases,the condition may keep stable without progression.The best outcome is that the patients may have an improvement of renal function and enjoy a high-quality life as the general population.As the prognosis of stage 4 CKD varies a lot, what can affect the prognosis?

What can affect the prognosis of stage 4 CKD?

Pathological type

If the pathological types are different,the prognosis will also vary. For example,in glomerulonephritis, FSGS has a worse prognosis than other pathological types like IgA nephropathy, Membranous Nephropathy.

Complications

In stage 4 CKD, a host of complications will occur like high blood pressure, proteinuria, hyperlipidemia etc. These conditions are important factors in worsening prognosis of stage 4 CKD.The patients should follow the medicine prescription to control these condition.If the patients can control blood pressure under 130/80mmHg and proteinuria below 1g/24h, it can improve the long-term outcome.

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Treatment

Treatment plays an important role in affecting the prognosis of stage 4 CKD.General treatment for CKD only can control the symptoms,but can not manage the root cause of kidney damage and renal function decline.

In stage 4 CKD, high levels of toxins and wastes build up in body and renal function is impaired.To improve its prognosis,two treatment goals should be achieved.Firstly,it is to eliminate wastes and toxins from body.Secondly,it is to restore the impaired kidney structure and enhance renal function. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy and Blood Pollution Therapy can work together to bring about a remarkable treatment effect.