Post Date December, 02 2023
There are many patients with kidney disease around us, but if we are not careful, we may also be one of the patients. However, in order to prevent and understand kidney disease, it is necessary for us to have a clear understanding of the situation of kidney disease, in order to prevent it before it occurs. The most common form of kidney disease is nephritis. Many people may mistake nephritis for pyelonephritis. Similarly, when you hear of pyelonephritis, you think it's nephritis. Actually, this idea is incorrect. Nephritis and pyelonephritis are different in many places. The source, cause, and symptoms of illness vary greatly.
1、 Nephritis usually develops from urethritis and cystitis
Pyelonephritis is caused by upper urinary tract infection. infectious diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms (including bacteria, fungi, etc.) invading the renal pelvis are mostly developed from urethritis and cystitis.
"Most acute pyelonephritis have a sudden onset, with chills, fever, and often low back pain, as well as percussion pain in the renal region. However, the examination shows that renal function is normal. Generally, as long as antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs are used for timely and thorough treatment, it can be cured.".
"If acute pyelonephritis is not treated promptly or occurs repeatedly, and if examination reveals rough cortical scars, accompanied by dilation and dullness of the renal calices, it is chronic pyelonephritis, which is not classified as acute or chronic based on the length of time.".
2、 Nephritis is caused by the immune response of the human body to certain pathogenic factors
Nephritis, also known as glomerulonephritis, is generally believed to be caused by the immune response of the human body to certain pathogenic factors. Nephritis is not caused by direct infection or destruction of the kidneys by these pathogenic factors, and cannot be treated with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs.
Common symptoms of nephritis include increased foam in urine, hematuria, edema, waist pain, etc. The increase of foam in urine often indicates that there is protein in urine. Generally speaking, the more foam, the more protein; Generally, blood cannot be seen with the naked eye in urine, and there are no red blood cells under the microscope. If there is naked eye hematuria, it indicates that there are many red blood cells in the urine. However, this does not mean that the color of urine turning red is hematuria, let alone nephritis. In addition, female comrades should pay attention to whether hematuria is caused by the menstrual period, so urine testing should avoid the menstrual period.
Chronic nephritis has a hidden onset and is often not easily detected by patients with chronic kidney disease. Generally speaking, the common symptoms of nephritis mainly include edema, increased foam in urine, hematuria, waist pain, hypertension, etc.
Edema. Edema in nephritis often occurs first in loose areas such as the eyelids, face, and scrotum, and then in lower limb edema. In severe cases, systemic edema can also occur, and a few people may also have ascites.
Foam in urine increased. The increase of foam in urine is often the phenomenon of protein. Generally speaking, the more foam, the more protein.
Hematuria. Under normal circumstances, blood cannot be seen with the naked eye in the urine, and there are no red blood cells under the microscope. If there is naked eye hematuria, it indicates that there are many red blood cells in the urine. However, this does not mean that the color of urine turns red, which means there is hematuria, and of course, it does not necessarily mean that it must be nephritis. In addition, female comrades should pay attention to whether hematuria is caused by the menstrual period, so urine testing should avoid the menstrual period.
Low back pain. "Nephritis patients often do not have obvious manifestations of low back pain. However, some patients may feel low back pain after discovering nephritis, believing that nephritis is a condition of the waist, which is not as severe as low back pain caused by pyelonephritis and kidney stones. The low back pain caused by pyelonephritis is mostly on one side, while the low back pain caused by kidney stones is often severe and radiates toward the inner thigh.".
High blood pressure. "Patients with nephritis may or may not be accompanied by hypertension, but if uremia develops, it is often accompanied by hypertension and is difficult to control. Generally speaking, patients with hypertension often have a poorer prognosis than patients without hypertension.".
From the above, I believe everyone has an understanding of the difference between nephritis and pyelonephritis. I hope everyone should treat the condition correctly. However, if you find that you may have nephritis or pyelonephritis, don't neglect it. Be sure to see a doctor in a timely manner.
