Post Date December, 03 2023
Nephritis has plagued many patients in our lives, and is a relatively serious disease. Therefore, timely treatment is necessary. In addition, there are several small secrets to understanding nephritis.
Excessive blood pressure is a warning sign
Some patients with chronic nephritis are characterized by high blood pressure. Due to men aged 30 to 40 who have good cardiac and vascular conditions and strong compensatory abilities, they generally do not have symptoms of hypertension such as dizziness and palpitations. In addition, some men also exhibit high blood pressure when their kidneys lose their ability to compensate. Therefore, when abnormal blood pressure is found during physical examination, it is necessary to go to the hospital to check renal function as soon as possible.
Not having a red urine color does not represent health
"We usually think that hematuria is the presence of blood in the urine, which is red or the color of meat washing water. In fact, most of this occurs due to urinary tract infections.". The hematuria of occult renal disease is generally microscopic hematuria, which requires laboratory testing to know. Therefore, if he develops unexplained edema or general weakness, but observes that his urine is not red, don't be too happy first. It is best to check his urine routine.
Beware of eye and face edema
Edema in nephritis is generally eye edema, most commonly seen after waking up in the morning. However, daily life experience can easily make us lower our vigilance because this type of edema is too common. Drinking too much water before going to bed at night can cause eye and face edema the next morning; In normal people, eye edema can also occur after waking up in the morning when they lack sleep. At this time, it is necessary to carefully distinguish. Under normal circumstances, the edema will subside after waking up for a period of time, while the edema caused by occult nephritis will not be so rapid.
Acute and chronic are only 15% related
Don't assume that there won't be occult nephritis without suffering from acute nephritis. According to doctors' statistics, only 15-20% of occult nephritis is is transformed from acute nephritis. Most occult nephritis and acute nephritis do not have a one-to-one relationship, which means that not every patient with acute nephritis will become occult nephritis, and not every patient with occult nephritis will develop acute nephritis. We need to note that the etiology of this nephritis is more complex and hidden, which may be related to bacterial infection, immune mechanisms, and so on.
Young people also have nephritis
Young people do not suffer from latent nephritis, which many people believe is not the case. The prevalence of uremia alone is mostly among young adults. Among patients with uremia, carefully tracing their medical history shows that many people begin with occult nephritis. Occult nephritis can occur at any age, and most patients have a very young onset age, which can take only a few years to develop into uremia.
Inflammation needs to be treated thoroughly
The etiology of occult renal disease is often not obvious. The results of clinical research at home and abroad indicate that it may be related to infections caused by some bacteria or viruses, especially upper respiratory tract infections or similar viral infections. Because inflammatory factors can reduce the compensatory capacity of the kidney, they are the main inducement for the occurrence or deterioration of nephritis. Therefore, it is necessary to actively help him prevent colds and increase the attention paid to chronic pharyngitis, laryngitis, and tonsillitis. If his tonsillitis recurs, it is best to remove it in a timely manner.
Avoid taking drugs that have kidney damage
Before taking any medicine, read the instructions carefully and try to avoid using various drugs that may damage the kidneys. Hormonal topical drugs should also be used with caution.
Actively prevent acute attacks
Concealed nephritis generally does not require any special treatment during the stable phase, but can be treated with intervention based on the condition under the guidance of a doctor during the acute phase. Currently, occult nephritis cannot be completely eradicated. However, if we pay attention to observation at ordinary times, timely and standardized treatment, and prevent acute attacks, it can completely maintain a stable state for decades, and some can never affect normal life and learning, nor affect renal function.
Regular urine routine screening
A simple and economical routine urine examination can detect most kidney diseases, and it is best to schedule it once a year. Patients who have been diagnosed with occult glomerulonephritis or have high risk factors such as hypertension and diabetes should be checked regularly. Experts recommend that the check frequency should be once every 1 to 2 months, and the changes of routine urine should be observed in time, especially the creatinine clearance rate, which can reflect the damage of glomerular filtration function earlier. If there are clinical symptoms such as a significant increase in urinary protein, a significant increase in blood pressure, and decreased renal function, it is necessary to promptly identify the cause, conduct renal biopsy, and actively conduct intervention treatment under the guidance of a doctor.
Provide excellent protein diet
For example, milk, eggs, etc., but when kidney function is not complete, it is necessary to control the intake of vegetable protein. During daily meals, it is necessary to ensure the intake of carbohydrates in the diet and provide sufficient calories to reduce the breakdown of protein in the body. Strictly implement the recommendations for salt restriction, and pay attention to reducing potassium intake if there is less urine.
