Chronic kidney failure, also called chronic kidney diseases, means that the patient loses kidney functions gradually over time. The function of kidney is to filter waste and excess water out of blood. In chronic kidney failure patients, waste, excessive water and electrolytes build up in the body. Symptoms of chronic kidney failure include nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, fatigue, changes in urination behavior, edema, muscle twitches and cramps etc. During the early stages of kidney diseases, the signs and symptoms are not obviously. When you see the signs and symptoms of kidney failure, it means the kidney function has already been significanty damaged. If chronic kidney disease progress to end-stage kidney faiure, that is, the kidney function is completely lost, you have to have kidney diagnosis or kidney transplant in order to survive. Chronic kidney failure can be diagnosed with blood tests, urine tests, imaging tests or kidney biopsy. Depending on the causes, some chronic kidney diseases can be treated. However, there is often no cure for chronic kidney diseases.
How is Chronic kidney failure treated in practice?