What is the Proper Treatment for Uremia

Uremia describes the toxic state of human body when the kidneys fail to effectively discharge wastes and excessive fluid of the body. Uremia brings great suffering to the patients as well as the family members. The dangers for kidney failure patients, lie not in the kidneys themselves, but in the various complicated complications caused by failing kidneys. Proper treatment approaches will help Uremia patients to reduce their symptoms, improve health status, stabilize the illness condition and live a healthier life.

It is essential to firstly learn what threatens people with Uremia so that it will be clear what treatment targets we want to achieve. How well the complications of kidney failure are managed greatly affect the prognosis of Uremia. The health threatening issues will come together as clinical syndrome on the patients. Anemia, low level of red blood cells, occurs when the kidneys can no longer effectively produce erythropoietin. Anemia results in reduced oxygen to heart, brain and other systems, and this, affect long-term survival rate of Uremia. In kidney failure, many different kinds of toxins will accumulate in the body. The toxins can damage heart, brain, gastrointestinal tract mucosa, skin, etc. Some known types of toxins have been illustrated to be associated to certain complications. For instance, high PHT level is linked to osteopathy; elevated HCY is an independent factor for cardiovascular lesions, etc.

How well dialysis clears away toxins and excessive fluid affects the prognosis in those on maintenance dialysis. Hemodialysis, a common form of dialysis, mainly removes micromolecular toxins out of the body. However, in long term, large molecular harmful toxins—such as the mentioned HCY and PHT, can not be removed effectively. In addition, insufficient elimination of fluid, in view of long term, may elevate blood pressure and increase chances of heart disease.

Besides the management of dialysis, good daily care nursing will help for improving prognosis. High potassium foods should be restricted to avoid risks of heart attack, and maintaining good nutrition status with balanced diet, though a tough job, will make life better.

Protecting the kidneys from worsening is the most important, since if kidney disease controlled, or kidney condition improved, the mentioned complications and symptoms will all turn better and the patients can live healthier. With Uremia, early treatment is essential. If have not started dialysis, damaged kidneys can be stopped from progressing with traditional Chinese medicine treatment and special daily care in daily life. And according to latest medical research, using herbal medicine treatment those on dialysis for long-term may reduce their dialysis frequency and make general condition enhanced.