What Are the Symptoms of Chronic Kidney Failure Stage 4

What are the symptoms of Chronic Kidney Failure stage 4? Chronic Kidney Failure stage 4 is an illness condition marked by GFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate) from 15ml/min/1.73m2. Chronic Kidney Failure stage 4 means kidney function is affected seriously, so even though there are differences between two cases, patients have many symptoms in common.

1. High blood pressure

High blood pressure is the most common symptom for kidney disease patients and clinic survey, almost all the patients with Chronic Kidney Failure stage 4 have elevated blood pressure. Also the effective management of blood pressure is very helpful for improving prognosis.

2. Bubbly urine

Bubbly urine actually is the manifestation of proteinuria which is diagnosed when there are excess protein in urine. Kidneys help to preserve protein in blood and when glomerular filtration membrane or renal tubule is damaged, protein will be detected out in urine. The severity of proteinuria helps to reflect illness condition and usually the more bubbles in urine, the more serious the illness condition.

3. Anemia

Healthy kidneys help to secrete a hormone called erythropoietin which is a necessary substance of red blood cell. For people with stage 4 Chronic Kidney Failure, damaged kidneys fail to secrete enough erythropoietin, as a result of which, production of red blood cell decreases. When red blood cell count is lower than the normal value, anemia is diagnosed. Withe renal anemia, patients usually experience symptoms like pale complexion, shortness of breath and tiredness.

4. Digestive symptoms like nausea and vomiting

Nausea and vomiting are the leading two common digestive symptoms among patients with stage 4 Chronic Kidney Failure. And they are usually resulted from high toxins in blood. Aside from nausea and vomiting, other digestive problems include poor appetite and bad tastes in mouth.

5. Itchy skin

Itchy skin is always regarded as the most bothersome symptom by people with stage 4 Chronic Kidney Failure. It makes people unable in concentrating on what they are doing. What is worse, some patients have to stay awake all the night as they need to scratch themselves all the time.

Chronic Kidney Failure is an illness that may involve all the other systems like respiratory system, digestive system and cardiovascular system and so on. Therefore, Chronic Kidney Failure stage 4 patients are at high risk to experience various symptoms. Also if they want to get these symptoms remitted radically, an effective treatment for kidney damages is essential.