What Does Kidney Function 10% Mean

What does kidney function 10% mean? This question is from our mail box kidneycares@hotmail.com. In this article, our kidney experts will give you the explanation.

10 percent kidney function

According to GFR (glomerular filtration rate), kidney disease is divided into 5 stages. GFR is a measurement of kidney function. GFR is less than 15%, it means you are in stage 5 kidney disease. Generally, in stage 5 kidney disease, you have begun dialysis or done kidney transplant. However, dialysis or kidney transplant are not the only way for people who have 10% kidney function. There are alternative remedies for 10% kidney function in Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital.

We know the decline of kidney function is due to kidney damage. When there are too many harmful substances in blood that are beyond the capacity of kidney tiny filters, these harmful substances will attack kidney’s inherent cells. With the development of condition, more and more kidney cells will be damaged and lose their ability.

Under such a condition, our kidney experts work together and find out that it is more effective to cleanse the polluted blood before treating the injured kidney cells. When blood is purified, it can bring a favorable environment for repairing kidney cells. In our hospital, there are many blood purification technologies such as plasma exchange, immune absorption and hemoperfusion, etc can help purify blood.

When blood is purified, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy can be applied. This therapy can expand blood vessels, prevent inflammation and coagulation, degrade extracellular matrix and provide nutrients for kidney damage. In this way, injured kidney cells can be repaired to a certain level and then kidney function can be improved gradually.

10% kidney function is a late stage of kidney disease and should draw your much attention. As long as you choose the right hospital and correct treatment, you can have a good prognosis with 10 percent kidney function. Dialysis and kidney transplant are not your only options. There are many alternatives in our hospital which can help control your disease well and give you a bright future.