The Prevention and Treatment for Hypertension & Nephropathy

Hypertension & Nephropathy always occur among those people who are more than 40 years old with a medical history of Hypertension for over 5 years. In the early stage, night urination may increase followed by the occurrence of proteinuria; in several cases, transient gross hematuria will present without distinct lumbago due to the rupture of blood capillary. The disease may develop into Renal Failure in few cases, and in most cases, patients may have long-term slight renal sysfunction and abnormal urinalysis.
The common preventions for Hypertension & Nephropathy are as follows:
1. For patients who are more than 40 years old and have Hypertension for more than 5 years, if they get increased microalbumin, they should be highly cautious about it.
2. If night urination increases and proteinuria or transient hematuria occur, patients should take examinations of renal function, qualitative urine protein and 24-hour urinary protein ration. And patients should also measure blood pressure and take fundus examination.
3. Maintain smooth stool.
4. Avoid contacting heavy metal and taking those medicines with renal toxicity.
The treatments for Hypertension & Nephropathy are as follows:
1. For those patients with mild high blood pressure and roughly normal urinalysis, they can adopt non-medicine therapy, which is to keep a favorable mood, lose weight, control drinking and smoking and take appropriate exercise.
2.Patients can take some medicines: ①diuretic; ②β-blockers; ③calcium antagonists; ④angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI). Among those medicines, calcium antagonists and ACEI are more favorable for renal hemodynamic. In reducing proteinuria, ACEI has a better effect compared with other medicines, and it can effectively control the blood pressure at or near a normal level (18.7/12kPa140/90mmHg), which can prevent, stabilize and delay the renal damage caused by high blood pressure.
3. If Hypertension & Nephropathy is associated with Hyperlipidemia Diabetes and Hyperuricemia, patients should not only receive relevant treatments but also take some medicines, such as dipyridamole, aspirin, etc, which can prevent the aggregation and adherence of blood platelet. And these medicines may block the sclerosis process of renal arteries.
4. When Renal Insufficiency occurs, patients should receive some alternative therapies except dialysis.

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