End Stage Renal Disease

End Stage Renal Disease

This occurs when the loss of kidney function has reached an advanced irreversible stage. Renal failure refers to temporary or permanent damage to the kidneys. The two types of renal failure are:

Acute renal failure- is an abrupt onset and has the potential to be reversed.

Chronic renal failure – is a slow progression that can occur over several months or years, possibly leading towards permanent renal failure.

Symptoms Acute

  • Hemorrhage
  • Fever
  • Weakness
  • Fatigue
  • Rash
  • Diarrhea or bloody diarrhea
  • Poor appetite
  • Severe vomiting
  • Abdominal pain
  • Back Pain
  • No urine output or high urine output
  • Swelling of the tissues

Symptoms Chronic:

  • Poor appetite
  • Vomiting
  • Bone pain
  • Headache
  • Insomnia
  • Itching
  • Dry skin
  • Malaise
  • Pale skin
  • Tissue swelling
  • Metallic taste in mouth
  • Poor muscle tone

Causes:

  • it occurs when a disease impairs kidney function causing damage to the kidney, and the conditions which can lead to kidney disease include:
  • Type 1 and 2 diabetes
  • High blood pressure
  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Intestinal nephritis
  • Prolonged obstruction of the urinary tract
  • Vesicoureteral reflux
  • Recurrent infections to the kidney
  • Polycystic kidney disease
  • Diabetes
  • High blood pressure
  • Tobacco use
  • Gender – men are at high risk
  • Advance age
  • Kidney disease after
  • kidney transplant