2012年11月30日星期五

Risks of Using Aclasta Drug: Kidney Failure


Aclasta is used in patients who are suffering from osteoporosis, in order to reduce the incidence of fracture. Warning news focused on using Aclasta drug as it may trigger nephrosis in Kidney Failure patients, as per the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggest that concentration test of serum creatinine should be taken before using Aclasta. FDA also supplemented some reports focusing on renal damages during clinic trails. After the Aclasta instruction has been updated, there were 11 deaths resulting from acute Kidney Failure after being injected Aclasta along with 9 cases needed dialysis.
Several indentified factors in Aclasta instruction increase the risks of renal toxicity. Risk factors which relate to the occurrence of Kidney Failure including:
1. Underlying renal damages in moderate or severe degree
2. Taking renal toxicity drugs together with Aclasta
3.Dehydration occurs before or after taking diuretic along with Aclasta
Among all those conditions, patients with underlying renal damages have increasing risks to develop to Kidney Failure over age. Aclasta is forbidden among people whose Ccr is lower than 35mL/min and those who are suffering from acute Kidney Failure. Patients-screening is necessary before doctors prescribing the drug, so as to find out at-risk patients. Monitoring the renal function for patients who take Aclasta is also needed.
Tips for both patients with Kidney Failure along with medical professionals:
1. It is forbidden that use Aclasta in patients with Ccr less than 35mL/min, and those who are suffering from acute Kidney Failure
2. Before prescribe the Aclasta for patients, patient-screening is still needed, to find out patients with potential acute or chronic Renal Failure and the elderly as well as patients with dehydration. Those with potential renal damages have the highest risk developing to Kidney Failure. Those patients all above should better take Aclasta with caution.
3. Patients with potential renal diseases caused by fever and septicaemia etc., those with dehydration have a high risk of suffering from Kidney Failure. Risks in patients with potential renal damages increases over age.
4. Ccr should be calculated before prescription. To at-risk patients, intermittent monitoring should be taken after Aclasta has been given. Ccr should base on the actual weight by using Cockcroft-Gault formula.

2012年11月27日星期二

What Causes High Creatinine in Chronic Kidney Failure and How to Treat It


What Causes High Creatinine in Chronic Kidney Failure? Due to the metabolic products can't be discharged from our human body, high serum creatinine develops in patients with Chronic Kidney Failure, renal hypertension, acidosis, hyperpotassemia, retention of Na and water, anemia and toxicants appears accordingly.
Serum creatinine test is an important indicator in diagnosis of Chronic Renal Failure. Still, a normal creatinine does not mean that the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is absolutely normal. Serum creatinine can be completely normal in compensatory stage of renal insufficiency. Not until 50% of renal function lost, serum creatinine increases, But one thing is for sure, as long as your serum creatinine increases, it indicates your renal function has been impaired. Besides, serum creatinine level has a positive correlation with the damage degree of renal function.
What Causes High Creatinine in Chronic Kidney Failure?
As the condition has developed to stage of renal insufficiency in patients with Chronic Renal Failure, it suggests that fibrosis and glomerulosclerosis occur in kidneys. Nephrons which play as detoxification in kidneys replace by fibrosis tissues, leading to the impairment of renal detoxification. Toxins can't be eliminated from human body, which leads to increased high creatinine. Consequently, edema, anemia, fatigue and urine abnormality occur.
How to treat High Creatinine in Chronic Kidney Failure?
Reasonable and effective treatment should be taken instead of just focusing on symptoms, it can help avoid the condition develop to ESRD. We adopt Immunotherapy to treat the diseases. Clear the immune complex and diseased tissues which causes the damage of membrane in glomerulus during repairing the membrane of glomerulus. As long as we repair the damaged membrane, change the renal structure and expand glomerular filtration area, serum creatinine would accordingly drop. For further information of our specialized therapy, please leave a message in the below or send an email to khkpcn@hotmail.com.

2012年11月26日星期一

How to Make a Diagnosis of Acute Renal Failure in Children


On the basis of an precise diagnosis of Acute Renal Failure, corresponding treatments can be chosen. Here, we will introduce the most basic and practical diagnosis of Children Acute Renal Failure.
Acute Renal Failure can be divided into 3 categories: pre-renal, renal and post-renal Renal Failure. They are different from each other. Accordingly, they have respectively therapy methods as well as prognosis.
The diagnosis for Acute Renal Failure in children including:
1. Oliguria phase
Stage of oliguria usually lasts 3-14 days or even longer. Oliguria refers to your urine output between 100-400mL/day. Azotemia develops during this initial stage of Acute Renal Failure. Azotemia means the accumulation of nitrogenous wastes in your blood.
Major symptoms include nauseas, vomiting, headache, dizziness, itchy skin and so on. If this condition is not corrected, children with Acute Renal Failure will appear coma, convulsions or even death.
2. Diuresis phase
During this stage, the child would excrete a lot of dilute urine and experience electrolyte imbalances. At the same time, dehydration, hyponatremia (low sodium) and hypopotassaemia (low potassium) develops. The child will experience heart rhythms and fatigue. Kidneys' concentrating function is still poor during this stage.
3. Recovery phase
This phase may take as long as one year or even more. When the child develops to this phase, his or her urine output becomes normal and symptoms of Acute Renal Failure gradually disappear. Moreover, various blood and biochemical tests displays normally.
According to the data available, 80% of the pre-renal and post-renal Acute Renal Failure can recover, that's particularly a great chance for the child to live a normal life hereafter. What they need to do is find your doctor take a scientific and effective treatment in time. Besides, complications of Acute Renal Failure should be paid great attention, because serious complications cause death instead of the disease itself.

Holistic Approach to Stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease in China: Immunotherapy


NKF created a guideline to help identify each level of Chronic Kidney Disease. It is divided into 5 stages:
Stage 1 -- normal or high GFR (GFR >90 ml/min)
Stage 2-- mild (GFR =60-89 ml/min)
Stage 3--Moderate CKD (GFR = 30-59 ml/min)
Stage 4--Severe CKD (GFR = 15-29 ml/min)
Stage 5--End Stage CKD (GFR <15 ml/min)
As for Stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease, GFR declines to 15-29 ml/min, which means a person with stage 4 CKD has already suffered from a serious damage in his kidneys. In most cases, people with Stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease have a good chance to take dialysis or kidney transplant shortly after. What you need to know is that stage 4 CKD is a vital phase on preventing your condition from developing into ESRF.
In Stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease, you should keep close touch with your doctor. The doctor will monitor conditions such as creatinine, phosphorus, calcium, high blood pressure and diabetes. Dialysis or kidney transplant will be required. In addition, a professional dietitian can be used.
As the NKF guidelines recommend, dialysis should be started as your kidney function drops to 15% or even less. What we are trying to do is to put off dialysis or kidney transplant as long as possible.
In China, Immunotherapy is adopted as a promising treatment for kidney diseases. Under this therapy, patients with Stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease have great hope to live a fully normal life with their own kidneys. For more detailed Information, please leave a message in the below or Email me at khkpcn@hotmail.com.

How to Treat Anemia in Chronic Renal Failure


Over 80 percent of people with Chronic Renal Failure may experience anemia, which becomes more serious with the progressive decline of GFR or kidney function. So, why people with Chronic Renal Failure suffer from anemia and how to treat it?
Causes
1. The primary cause of anemia in Chronic Renal Failure is the insufficient production of the erythropoietin which is a kind of hormone responsible for the production of red blood cells. However, as the impaired kidneys can not produce adequate erythropoietin, an inadequate number of oxgen-carrying red blood cells are produced.
2. Irion deficiency is also a common cause of anemia in Chronic Renal Failure. It can cause a reduction in formation of red cell heamoglobin thus resulting in anemia. Iron deficiency is mainly attributable to poor appetite and insufficient foods consumption.
3. Shortened life span of red blood cells
In Chronic Renal Failure, a large amount of uremic toxins can reduce half-life of circulating red blood cells.
Treatment for Anemia in Chronic Renal Failure
At present, take erythropoietin is a major treatment. It plays a vital role in relieving anemia. However, it can only meet the body needs of erythropoietin, but can not make the native kidneys recover the normal production ability of erythropoietin. Also, long-term erythropoietin treatment can cause a series of complications including aggravation of hypertension, headache, pure red blood aplasia etc.
As the primary cause of anemia in Chronic Renal Failure is damaged kidneys, the key to treat anemia is to restore the kidneys and make them recover their normal secretion ability as before. If so, the patients will be able to avoid dependency on erythropoietin injection.
If you want to know more information about how to treat anemia in Chronic Renal Failure, it is free for you to leave a message in the below or Email to me at khkpcn@hotmail.com.

2012年11月25日星期日

Is Massage Contraindicated for People with Chronic Kidney Failure


Massage can stimulate and calm the body's muscles and tissues. It has been proved to be effective for people with Chronic Kidney Failure.
Kidneys are controlling of filtering blood and excreting metabolic wastes from body. However, once they are damaged, they can not work properly to play their role. Hence, a lot of wastes will build up in blood resulting in high levels of creatinine, BUN, anemia and other heath problems.
When a practitioner massages on soft tissues, the acupoints are activated thus making all parts of the body coherent and in connection with each other through a system of acupoints. This can the stimulate blood circulation to promote the clearance of waste products in blood. Also, it can boost the immune system to reduce the frequent infections in Chronic Kidney Failure.
However, in some cases of Chronic Kidney Failure, the creatinine levels will rise. That is because massage can mobilize creatinine( a muscle enzyme after all), and this mobilized creatinine will enter the blood circulation for subsequent excretion. Therefore, the creatinine level will be a higher for a while.
However, the patients with Chronic Kidney Failure should keep a correct understanding on creatinine. It is not toxic and it has non-significant effects on body metabolism at all. Therefore, the patients can neglect the transient increasing in creatinine level.
If you want to know more natural remedies for Chronic Kidney Failure such as medicated bath, Chinese herbal medicine etc, it is free for you to Leave a message in the below or Email to khkpcn@hotmail.com.

2012年11月24日星期六

Chronic Kidney Failure Patients, You Can Say Bye to Dialysis Now


In recent years, Immunotherapy is introduced to treat many refractory diseases. Now the patients with Chronic Kidney Failure can say bye to dialysis.
Dialysis is a main replacement therapy for kidney disease patients and it plays a vital role in improving their life quality and extending life span. However, dialysis has no meaning in improving renal function at all.
The healthy kidneys can discharge the metabolic products out of body, maintain electrolytes balance and secrete necessary hormones. However, dialysis can only take a partial kidney function. It can only discharge the small molecular wastes products from blood, but the macromolecular and middle-molecular substance still remain in body. Moreover, dialysis does not have secretion or regulation functions. That is why the patients usually have anemia and electrolytes disorder.
Chronic Kidney Failure is attributable to necrosis and impairment of functional nephrons in kidneys.
In treating Chronic Kidney Failure, Immunotherapy can repair the damaged kidneys and restore the normal kidney function. So the kidneys will be able to filter blood normally as before. If you have lost confidence about your present therapy, you may call us to know more information about this innovative therapy-Immunotherapy. Feel free to leave a message in the below or send an email to khkpcn@hotmail.com.

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