Uremia can produce some life-threatening complications to patients. To
dealing with the threatening of Uremia, Dialysis seems to be a good
intervention. Once their illness conditions are stabilized, they should be given
standard treatments. Because without other standard treatment, Uremic patients
may become dialysis-dependent and their kidney function will drop rapidly
without other relevant treatment.
There are some damages may come out after long-term dialysis. Expert Zhanping
Wang, from Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital introduced the following damages
of long-term dialysis.
1. Infection
Patients with Uremia do not have enough immunity to resist infection.
However, infection is a very common complication of long-term dialysis. Common
infections are respiratory infection, urinary tract infection, pulmonary
tuberculosis, renal tuberculosis and virus hepatitis.
2. Cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular disease occurs frequently on Uremic patients with long-term
dialysis. Cardiovascular disease is also a significant cause of death. Normally
seen cardiovascular diseases are Hypertension, Hypotension, Heart Failure,
Dysrhythmia, Pericarditis, Coronary Ischemia and Myocardial Infarction.
3. Dialytic Osteopathy
Dialytic Osteopathy is caused be decreased kidney function of Vitamin D
activation resulting in calcification insufficiency of osseous tissue. Dialytic
Osteopathy usually manifests bone ache, fracture and myasthenia.
4. Anemia
Anemia is resulted by various problems of Uremic patients but the main reason
of Uremic patients is because of kidney dysfunction. In addition, Uremic
patients do not have good appetite so they eat a little and as a consequence,
Anemia is aggravated.
5. Dialytic Encephalopathy
Dialytic Encephalopathy is also called Dialytic Dementia which is a
complication of long-term Dialysis. In the early stage of Dialytic
Encephalopathy, Uremic patients may exhibit intermittent difficult speeching and
anarthria; later on they will get Motor Dysfunction, abnormal sensation,
fibrillary, tremor and episodes of epilepsy.
Long-term Dialysis only is not a good choice for Uremic patients. The purpose
of dialysis is to maintain the life of patient’s instead of making worse.
Treating patients with Uremia should focus on preventing the process of Kidney
Fibrosis and preventing continual damage of renal inherent cells. Email us if
you have any problems regarding Uremia and other kidney diseases.