06/03/2024
Today's Topic is Kidney Disease.
Kidney Disease, Acute
Kidney Disease, Chronic
Kidney Disease (Acute )
Also called Kidney Injury ( Acute )
Acute kidney disease /injury (AKD/AKI) is a sudden drop in kidney function, which means that your kidneys do not work as well as they should.
This can range from a small loss of kidney function to its complete failure.
Acute Kidney Disease / Injury (AKD/AKI) normally happens as a complication of another condition.
It does not mean that you have hurt your kidneys in the same way you can hurt other parts of your body (for example, by falling over or getting hit).
Acute Kidney Disease / Injury (AKD/AKI) is usually temporary and often gets better without causing any long-term problems. However, it is important that is detected early and treated promptly.
Kindney Disease ( Chronic )
Chronic kidney disease means the kidneys are damaged. Damaged kidneys are not able to keep you healthy.
They cannot filter your blood well enough, and they cannot do their other jobs as well as they should.
Chronic kidney disease does not happen overnight. It happens slowly, and in stages. Most people in the early stages do not have any symptoms. They may not know that anything is wrong. But if the disease is found and treated then kidney disease can often be slowed or stopped.
If your kidney disease gets worse, wastes can build to high levels in your blood and make you feel nauseous or sick.
You may get other problems like high blood pressure, a low red blood cell count (anemia), weak bones, poor nutrition, and nerve damage. You will also have a higher chance of getting heart and blood vessel disease.
If it keeps getting worse, it can lead to kidney failure. This means your kidneys no longer work well enough to keep you alive, and you need a treatment like dialysis or a kidney transplant.
DR SANA ULLAH KHAN
SENIOR MEDICAL SPECIALIST