Kidney Failure

Prof (Dr.) Debabrata Mukherjee, Director, Nephrology, Max Hospital, Gurugram, talks about the effective treatment options available for the condition.

Kidney failure occurs when your kidneys lose the ability to sufficiently filter waste from your blood. Your body becomes overloaded with toxins if your kidneys can’t do their regular job. This can be lead to kidney failure. It can be life-threatening if left untreated.

Types of Kidney Failure

Acute Kidney Failure:

Your beans still have a chance to regain their function. In Chronic condition, both kidneys have been severely damaged and scarred thus recovery of normal function which is no longer expected.

Chronic Kidney Failure:

It is also called End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), the 5th and most severe stage of chronic kidney disease. People with ESRD will require renal replacement therapy–this treatment takes over the normal blood-filtering function of the kidneys.

Kidney Failure Stages

Stage 1: Slight kidney disease.

Stage 2: Mild decrease in kidney function

Stage 3: Moderate decrease in kidney function.

Stage 4: Severe decrease in kidney function.

Stage 5: End-stage renal disease.

Primary Causes of Kidney Failure

Diabetes

High Blood Pressure

Urologic disease

Cystic Disease

Heart Attack

Kidney failure, also called end-stage renal disease (ESRD). It is the last stage of faliure. When your kidneys fail, it means they have stopped working well enough for one. And need to survive with dialysis or a kidney transplant. Diabetes is the main cause of renal failure in almost half of all cases.

Types Kidney Failure Treatment

Hemodialysis

Peritoneal Dialysis

Kidney Transplant.