How to Improve Lupus Nephritis Prognosis

As the major complication of SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus), Lupus Nephritis may present patients different prognosis. Well then, how to have a good prognosis with Lupus Nephritis? Before answering this question, let's learn the several factors that can affect Lupus Nephritis prognosis.

What can affect Lupus Nephritis?

1. Massive proteinuria: The severer the proteinuria is, the poorer the Lupus Nephritis prognosis

2. High blood pressure: Poor control of blood pressure usually show a poor prognosis for Lupus Nephritis patients.

3. If pathological changes show proliferative and diffused nephritis, there usually is a poor prognosis.

4. People with greatly decreased kidney function usually have a poor prognosis.

The above are the several factors that can affect Lupus Nephritis prognosis.

How to improve Lupus Nephritis prognosis?

1. Keep Lupus Nephritis symptoms under control

Since Lupus Nephritis prognosis can be affected by symptoms of proteinuria and symptoms, taking some medicines to bring these two symptoms under control is very helpful for improving Lupus Nephritis prognosis.

2. Timely diagnosis and treatment

Actually, not only Lupus Nephritis, the prognosis of many diseases is closely related with the severity of illness condition. Generally speaking, the severer the disease is, the poorer the prognosis is. Therefore, to have a good prognosis, timely diagnosis and treatment is necessary.

3. Good nursing care

Nursing care affects the recovery of Lupus Nephritis directly, so it is highly important to give Lupus Nephritis patients a good nursing care. Nursing care for Lupus Nephritis includes a scientific diet, a healthy life style and good emotion and so on.

Good prognosis allows Lupus Nephritis patients to have a better life and also it helps to reduce many sufferings, so try to improve the prognosis is beneficial for Lupus Nephritis patients.