10 major signs of kidney disease, how many have you got?
According to medical estimates, there are more than 2 million chronic kidney disease patients in Taiwan, with a prevalence rate of 11.9%, the highest incidence rate in the world, but only 3.5% of people know that they have kidney disease. They suffer from this disease. In the early days, the "national disease" with almost no symptoms has truly become a serious disease that is very difficult to detect. Therefore, early attention to the signs of chronic kidney disease can be said to be the only way to master kidney disease.
The medical profession analyzes and counts 10 chronic kidney disease signs based on the symptoms after the onset of the disease, and provides them for self-test as dangerous signs of the disease. The 10 signs are:
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1. Bubble urine caused by urine protein:
Bubble urine is one of the main symptoms of kidney disease. The filter membrane of the kidney usually prevents the protein in the blood from being lost to the urine. Once the protein appears in the urine, it will cause the urine to produce foam, which means that the kidney itself may be problematic.
2. Abnormal urination:
Healthy people urinate about 4-6 times a day, and the urine volume is about 800-2000 ml. Frequent urination, too much or too little urination, frequent or oliguria, indicates that there is a problem with kidney function.
3. Urine occult blood:
Urine occult blood represents the presence of hemoglobin in the urine, which is positive during the test, or several "+" signs appear, indicating that there may be red blood cells in the urine, which is called "microscopic hematuria". It may be that the entire urinary system, including the kidneys, urethra, and bladder, has bleeding that is not easy to detect with the naked eye.
4. Four, body edema:
The kidneys excrete excess water from the body in the form of urine. If kidney function declines, the fluid you drink will be preserved, causing body edema, which is called "renal edema." The patient's feet, abdomen, pleura, and eyelids will have edema caused by water retention.
5. Anemia:
In addition to the function of excreting waste, the kidney also has endocrine functions, secreting hematopoietic hormones and maintaining hemoglobin concentration. About 15cc of 100cc adult blood is hemoglobin. If the hemoglobin concentration is lower than this value, anemia will occur, and the mental and physical strength will drop rapidly. When kidney function is impaired, it can also lead to anemia.
6. Hypertension:
Hypertension can cause hypertensive nephropathy, also known as "hypertensive kidney damage." This is a vicious circle. When the kidneys are damaged and blood pressure cannot be effectively controlled, the blood pressure will hit the blood vessels, causing damage to the blood vessels in the kidneys, making the kidney damage more serious.
7. low back pain:
The location of the kidneys is exactly on both sides of the lumbar spine, commonly known as "waist", so if the kidneys have hydro nephrosis or renal cysts, the kidneys will gradually swell. You will feel heavy or sore in your lower back.
8. Tiredness, weakness, loss of appetite or nausea:
When the wastes in the body accumulate to a certain level, they will begin to affect the functions of other organs such as the stomach, and symptoms such as loss of appetite and nausea will appear. If you have a cold for more than 1 week and suddenly feel weak or have a headache, it is likely to be suffering from acute glomerulonephritis.
9. Gout or hyperuricemia:
Both of these conditions are caused by excessive uric acid in the blood. People with high blood uric acid will deposit uric acid in the kidneys, impairing kidney function.
10. Decreased vision:
The onset of kidney disease can cause visual impairment. The formation of visual impairment is due to increased blood pressure caused by kidney disease, which affects the retina and changes the fundus of the eye.
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