The role of the kidney
The article on the website of Tam Anh General Hospital with medical consultation from Dr. Mach Thi Truc Linh - Tam Anh General Hospital , Ho Chi Minh City said that the kidney is considered a factory that filters and processes toxins for the body.
The main function of the kidneys is to produce and excrete urine, which helps remove toxins from the blood and helps stabilize the concentration of substances in the circulatory system. In addition, the kidneys also participate in a number of endocrine activities, affecting the process of blood and bone formation and blood pressure stabilization.
Urine excretion: During the process of filtering blood and waste, urine will be formed in the functional units of the kidney. Blood will be filtered by the glomerulus and then form urine. On average, an adult's kidneys filter about 180 liters of blood per day.
Blood volume regulation: through the process of urine production, the kidneys will take on the function of controlling the volume of extracellular fluid in the body. Therefore, when we drink a lot of water, it will increase the amount of urine in the body or vice versa.
Endocrine: The kidney also has an endocrine role when it secretes the hormone renin, which participates in the process of regulating blood pressure and producing erythropoietin, which stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells.
What is kidney disease?
Kidney disease is a general term used to describe conditions in which the kidneys are damaged and cannot filter blood properly. People with diabetes or high blood pressure are at risk of kidney disease.
If you have end-stage kidney failure, treatments include a kidney transplant or dialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
In which, chronic kidney disease (or chronic kidney disease - CKD) refers to the prolonged decline in kidney function. Chronic kidney disease often progresses slowly, and its signs are easily confused with other diseases.
Usually, early stage kidney disease (stage 1-3) often has no symptoms, only detected by chance through blood and urine tests.
Patients with stage 4 or higher chronic kidney disease often have symptoms such as: anorexia, nausea, vomiting, stomatitis, taste disturbances, nocturia, lethargy, fatigue, itching, mental decline, muscle twitching and cramps, fluid retention, malnutrition, peripheral neuropathy, and seizures.
To get an accurate conclusion, you need to go to a medical facility to perform a diagnosis based on clinical test results. Doctors and medical experts will evaluate kidney function, diagnose the disease and provide a treatment plan appropriate to each patient's condition.
Causes of kidney failure
The article on the Medlatec General Hospital website has medical consultation with Dr. Dinh Van Chinh, who said that kidney failure can happen to anyone and at any age. Normally, the older you are, the more likely you are to get kidney failure. However, recently, this disease has been showing a tendency to get younger, with many cases under 30 years old.
Some causes of kidney failure in young people can be listed as follows:
- Due to congenital defects: Abnormal kidney problems that children encounter right from birth are the cause of kidney failure in children. Some congenital kidney defects include:
+ Children are born with only one kidney.
+ The child has two kidneys, but one of the two kidneys cannot function properly.
+ Abnormal kidney position: For example, the kidney is located too low or too high compared to the kidney position in healthy people.
+ Abnormalities in the bladder or ureter: These problems can cause urine to be blocked and flow back from the bladder to the kidneys.
Many children with congenital kidney defects can still live healthy lives without any serious health problems due to this defect. However, this group of people has a higher risk of kidney failure in the future than other children. Therefore, if the child has a congenital kidney defect, parents should take the child to see a doctor as soon as possible.
- Kidney failure in young people can also be caused by unhealthy lifestyles, such as eating processed foods, drinking lots of soft drinks, eating foods containing preservatives, a sedentary lifestyle, etc.
- Kidney infection: This is a problem that can occur if the patient is attacked by bacteria. Usually, the patient will be treated effectively with antibiotics and will not cause serious health damage.
However, in some cases, kidney infections can cause inflammatory reactions and lead to serious damage such as glomerulonephritis, interstitial nephritis, etc. and increase the risk of kidney failure.
- Nephrotic syndrome: This is also one of the causes of kidney failure in young people. The disease can cause some symptoms such as swollen feet, swollen ankles, swollen hands and face.
- Kidney failure can be caused by high blood pressure.
- Due to diabetes: Young people with diabetes are also at high risk of kidney disease. When blood sugar levels are often high, it can affect the small blood vessels that nourish the kidneys. After a while, the kidneys are very susceptible to damage and impaired function.
From there, the amount of toxins is at risk of accumulating in the body and seriously affecting the patient's health.
- Problems in the organs of the urinary system can also be the cause of kidney failure in young people. Such as urinary system obstruction, urinary reflux,...
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