World Health Medicine - Kidneys are part of the body that has functions for humans fital. Renal excretion is an organ shaped like a peanut. As part of the urinary system, kidney function to filter impurities (especially urea) from the blood and water them, along with urine in the form. In normal humans, there are a pair of kidneys are located behind the stomach, or abdomen. Kidneys are located on the right and left of the spine, below the liver and spleen.
In adults, each kidney has a size of 11 cm and a thickness of 5 cm, weighing about 150 grams. Human blood through the kidneys as much as 350 times daily at a rate of 1.2 liters per minute, resulting in glomerular fitrat 125 cc per minute. Glomerular rate is often used to perform tests on kidney function.
Failed Kidney disease is a disease in which kidney function has decreased until finally no longer able to work at all in terms of sewage filtering body electrolytes, maintain fluid balance and body chemicals such as sodium and potassium in the blood or urine production.
Kidney disease can affect anyone who suffers serious illness or injury, where it impacts directly on the kidney itself. Kidney disease suffer more often in those aged adults, especially in the elderly.
Kidney Failure Causes
The occurrence of renal failure caused by several serious illnesses suffered by the body in which gradually resulted in kidney damage. As for some diseases that often affect kidney damage include:
* Disease of high blood pressure (Hypertension)
Disease
* Diabetes Mellitus (Diabetes Mellitus)
* The presence of urinary tract obstruction (stones, tumors, stricture/stricture)
* Autoimmune disorders, such as systemic lupus erythematosus
* Suffer cancer (cancer)
* Abnormalities of the kidneys, where there is development of many cysts on the kidney itself (polycystic kidney disease)
* Damage to cells in the kidneys filter either by infection or inflammation due to the impact of high blood diseases. Medical terms is called glomerulonephritis.
As for other diseases can also cause renal failure if not quickly addressed, among others: Loss of a sudden a lot bo (diarrhea, bleeding, burns), as well as other diseases such as pulmonary disease (TB), syphilis, malaria, hepatitis, Preeclampsia, Drugs and Amyloidosis.
Kidney disease develops slowly towards a worsening in which the kidneys no longer able to work as its function. In medicine there are two kinds of attacks to kidney failure, acute and chronic.
Signs and Symptoms Diseases Kidney Failure
The signs and symptoms of kidney failure patients who experienced an acute among others: Swelling eyes, legs, severe back pain (colic), urinary pain, fever, urinating a little, red urine/blood, frequent urination. Abnormalities of Urine: Protein, Blood/Erythrocytes, Leucocytes/leukocyte, Bacteria.
While the signs and symptoms that might arise by the presence of chronic kidney failure, among others: weak, no energy, lack of appetite, nausea, vomiting, swelling, decreased urination, itching, shortness of breath, pale/anemia.
Immediately consult a doctor if symptoms met the lead to kidney dysfunction. Rapid and precise handling will minimize the risk of kidney disease.
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