Chronic kidney disease is very easy to lead to the risk of chronic kidney failure and loss of kidney function, requiring renal replacement therapy such as dialysis, kidney transplant.
In the PHILIPINES, there are no official statistics, it is estimated about 5 million people have kidney failure and there are about 8,000 new cases every year. Only patients with end-stage renal failure requiring dialysis are about 800,000 people, accounting for 0.1% of the population. The main causes are kidney diseases, high blood pressure, and diabetes. The progression of chronic kidney disease leads likely to chronic kidney failure, and loss of kidney function, and the patient must use alternative treatment measures.
8 SIGNS OF KINDLY FIRST STAGES YOU NEED TO KNOW
Complications of kidney failure are very dangerous and can be life-threatening. Therefore, early detection and recognition of pathological manifestations is very important. Here are 8 early signs of kidney failure compiled by leading Filipino specialists for your reference.
Loud and prolonged snoring
For patients with chronic kidney failure, it is very common to have sleep apnea. This is a sleep disorder that causes pauses in breathing one or more times a night. Although the time when breathing is stopped lasts only from a few seconds to 1 minute, but after that, the patient will snore very loudly and for a long time.
Abnormal urination
The function of the kidneys will greatly affect the condition of urination. We need to pay attention when we encounter problems such as urinating more or less than usual, urine with an unusual color, odor or blood.
Swollen body
Waste that cannot be eliminated from the body will cause the patient to experience water retention, causing swelling in areas such as the legs, hands and face.
Shortness of breath
Kidney failure makes the patient unable to filter wastes out of the blood and affects the production of red blood cells. This causes fluid retention in the body and impaired lung function. In addition, the number of red blood cells decreases, leading to difficulty in oxygen transport.
Backache
When you experience back pain that spreads to the front of your hips or pelvis, this could be an early sign of kidney failure that you need to be aware of.
Bad breath
When waste cannot be filtered out of the body and accumulates too much in the blood, it causes bad breath. In addition, the patient also feels in the mouth as if there is a taste of metal. This sign is easily confused with the symptoms of dental disease.
Skin rash and itching
When the kidneys have problems, it will affect the process of filtering waste in the blood. This causes skin rashes and itching. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention when experiencing skin symptoms like these.
Asthenia
Almost every patient with chronic kidney failure also has anemia. This leads to impaired kidney function to only 20% to 50% of the efficiency compared to normal people. If, you still rest and get enough sleep, but your body is always in a state of fatigue and lethargy, this could be a sign of kidney failure.
WARNING STATUS OF CKD IN THE PHILIPPINES