Are there any signs of chronic kidney failure

Chronic kidney failure often causes patients to be in a state of confusion after its onset, and more importantly, it can lead to severe psychological depression and inability to actively treat it.

Therefore, early detection of renal failure is very important.

So, are there any signs of chronic kidney failure?

In fact, chronic kidney failure, although the condition progresses slowly, still has symptoms

Here are some symptoms of chronic kidney failure summarized by nephrologists in clinical treatment

First: Symptoms of metabolic disorders

1. When chronic renal failure occurs due to abnormal carbohydrate metabolism, the amount of insulin in diabetes will be reduced, because insulin degradation will be reduced.

2. Hyperuricemia, its rise rate is slower than creatinine and urea nitrogen.

3. Abnormal lipid metabolism

Secondly, the common infections associated with uremia are lung and urinary tract infections.

Thirdly, endocrine disorders can lead to adrenal insufficiency during infection

Fourth: Renal osteodystrophy includes fibroid osteoarthritis, renal osteomalacia, osteoporosis, and renal osteosclerosis

Fifth: Skin symptoms: Skin itching is a common symptom. Patients with uremia often have a dark and yellowish complexion, with a mild swelling sensation, known as a uremic face. （

Sixth: Gastrointestinal symptoms, the earliest and most common symptoms.

Seventh: Symptoms of fatigue, insomnia, and lack of concentration in the nervous and muscular systems are one of the early symptoms of chronic kidney failure. Subsequently, personality changes, depression, decreased memory, incorrect judgment, and increased neuromuscular excitability may occur. Uremia often includes mental disorders, indifference to external reactions, delirium, convulsions, hallucinations, and coma.

Eighth: Blood System Manifestations

1. Anemia is a symptom of uremia. People with coronary heart disease can cause angina due to anemia.

2. The bleeding tendency is manifested as skin ecchymosis, epistaxis, excessive menstruation, severe bleeding after trauma, gastrointestinal bleeding, etc.

3. Abnormal white blood cells are prone to infection, with normal WBC count but reduced granulocytes and lymphocytes

Ninth: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Symptoms

1. A small number of patients with hypertension may develop malignant hypertension. Cause: a water sodium retention and b renin increase.

2. Heart failure is a common cause of death. The clinical manifestations are the same as general heart failure. Some cases have atypical symptoms, only manifested as a sudden decrease in urine output or worsening of edema.

3. Pericarditis is often associated with dialysis. Caused by uremic toxins. The clinical manifestations are the same as general pericarditis, except that pericardial effusion is mostly bloody.

4. Respiratory system symptoms: Acidosis, deep and long breathing, excessive body fluids can cause pulmonary edema. Uremic toxins can cause uremic pneumonia. Pleural inflammation, even pleural effusion.

If kidney disease patients experience any of the above symptoms, they should be vigilant and undergo kidney function tests as soon as possible to avoid being discovered late and unable to be treated.

Renal failure cannot be completely cured, but it can be controlled. Therefore, in daily diet and daily life, Chinese medicine should double its attention to every abnormal sign of the body, in order to take timely treatment measures and control the condition from worsening