Treatment For Renal Parenchymal Disease

Renal parenchymal disease is not a single disease but a collective term for a group of kidney diseases in which renal parenchyma are damaged. Kidneys are made up of renal vascular and renal parenchyma and the later is the functional part of the kidneys.

When there is renal parenchymal disease, renal functions will be affected and patients will develop a series of symptoms such as high blood pressure, anemia, swelling, proteinuria, hematuria, etc.

Controlling high blood pressure and diabetes

Renal parenchymal disease can be inherited and congenital, however in some cases renal parenchymal impairments can be caused by hypertension or diabetes. Therefore if you have hypertension or diabetes or if your blood pressure or blood sugar is persistently high, you need to bring the levels well under control to prevent further worsening of kidney damages.

High blood pressure can be the primary cause of renal parenchymal disease and it can also be the symptom caused by renal parenchymal damages. In such case, effective and timely treatment should be received or high blood pressure will in turn worsen kidney functions. ACE inhibitors drugs are effective at controlling high blood pressure, reducing proteinuria, slowing down progression of renal parenchymal disease and protecting kidney functions.

Chinese medicines

For those that have not developed end stage renal disease, treatments should aim at relieving clinical symptoms, controlling some risk factors so as to stabilize the illness and protect residual kidney functions. Chinese medicines can achieve these goals by repairing damaged renal parenchymal tissues and recovering kidney functions.

Dialysis, kidney transplant, immunotherapy

If the illness conditions have progressed into ESRD, patients may need dialysis or kidney transplant to sustain their life span. For ESRD patients, they have less than 10-15% kidney functions, immunotherapy will be needed if patients do not want to have dialysis or kidney transplant. Immunotherapy is the combination of Chinese therapy and western therapy which can not only greatly relieve high blood pressure and other symptoms caused by renal parenchymal dysfunction but also can regulate renal disorders and immune disorders so as to improve kidney function and enhance immunity.