High Creatinine of 11, Hypertension of 10 Years, Renal Parenchymal Damages

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To know what renal parenchymal damage is, we need first to make clear what renal parenchyma is. Kidney is the vital organ of human being and its basic function is to produce urine through which to clear the metabolic wastes and toxins in the body. Kidney consists of renal pelvis and renal parenchyma which is further divided into renal cortex and renal medulla. Renal cortex is made up of renal glomeruli and convoluted tubules and renal medulla is made up of 10-20 renal pyramids.

Renal parenchymal damages mean damages and impairments of the renal cortex and renal medulla. You said that you have more than 10 years’ history of high blood pressure and I think it is the cause of your renal parenchymal damages or at least is a major aggravating factor of your renal parenchymal damages.

Renal parenchymal damage means that the glomerular filtration will be affected and as a result the wastes and toxins in the body such as creatinine, urea nitrogen and uric acid, to mention just a few can not be discharged and that is why there will be high level of creatinine.

Creatinine of 11 usually requires dialysis, but it depends on your current illness and physical conditions. Besides dialysis, more effective treatments should be sought to repair the renal parenchymal damages and recover the glomerular filtration ability. And of cause diet is also a very important part for slowing down the illness progression and consolidating the therapeutic effects.