Stages of CKD
CKD can be staged depending on the rate of the ability of the kidney to filter blood
CKD can be staged depending on the rate of the ability of the kidney to filter blood
Staging dictates the prognosis and intervention needed to address the disease.
Risk Factors for CKD
It was observed that those who have the following are more likely to develop CKD:
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What are the signs and symptoms of CKD?
CKD usually presents non-specific signs and symptoms but are associated with the loss of the intrinsic function of the kidney and its function to filter the blood. It is also dependent on the stage of the disease itself. Higher stages of CKD tends to have more severe signs and symptoms. These may include:
1.) Increase in blood pressure due to increase in fluid in the body and the production of vasoactive hormone created by the kidney. Increase in fluid load may present as edema
2.) symptoms of ranging from lethargy, pericarditis, and encephalopathies due to the accumulation of urea in the blood.
3.) Malaise and potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmias due to increase in potassium in the blood
4.) Anemia due to the decrease in Erythropoietin synthesis of the kidney
5.) Muscle Cramps, tetany and numbness and tingling of the area surrounding the lips due to the high phosphate and low calcium in the blood.
6.) People with chronic kidney disease suffer from accelerated atherosclerosis and are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than the general population. Patients afflicted with chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease tend to have significantly worse prognoses than those suffering only from the latter.
1.) Increase in blood pressure due to increase in fluid in the body and the production of vasoactive hormone created by the kidney. Increase in fluid load may present as edema
2.) symptoms of ranging from lethargy, pericarditis, and encephalopathies due to the accumulation of urea in the blood.
3.) Malaise and potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmias due to increase in potassium in the blood
4.) Anemia due to the decrease in Erythropoietin synthesis of the kidney
5.) Muscle Cramps, tetany and numbness and tingling of the area surrounding the lips due to the high phosphate and low calcium in the blood.
6.) People with chronic kidney disease suffer from accelerated atherosclerosis and are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than the general population. Patients afflicted with chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease tend to have significantly worse prognoses than those suffering only from the latter.