What is Renal care?

 Chronic kidney disease damages are increasing day by day because a lot of risk factors are involved.

• Inorganic and artificial food usage
• Sedentary life style
• Excess bakery product use
• Excess fast food use
• Excess carbonated beverages use
• Excess use of plastic pots
• High protein use
• Low water consumption
• Stress and depression
• Low use of fruits, vegetables and fibrous foods.
• Long lasting Hypertension, CVDS, diabetes,
• Excess use of steroids and NSAIDS
• Smoking and alcohol use.

But there are some guidelines can help someone to manage renal damage.

Acidosis: 

Always try to keep yourself in neutral condition, excess acid production can put pressure on renal function and as a result can damage kidneys. So try to prevent citrus fruits, chocolates, coffee, smoking, fast foods, and high fat foods etc. Maximum use of fruits, vegetables, and lean protein, yogurt, ginger, and oat meals should be encouraged.

Blood pressure:

Patients with chronic kidney disease should learn to manage their blood pressure, their B.P should not exceed to 130/80. For this blood Na and K levels are highly concern able.

Hypertension is the biggest risk factor for chronic renal disease damage.

CVDS: 

CVDS are main risk factors for renal failure, during this period smoking can prove fatal along with increased LDL and decreased HDL levels.

Dietary management: 

Excess fluids and proteins should be restricted during renal treatment, because excess fluid and low biological value proteins put pressure on glomerulus. High biological value proteins are given in a specific proportion.

Diet enriched in Ca, Na and K also put pressure on kidneys for its proper functioning.

Erythropoietin: 

Erythropoietin is a hormone which is produced by kidneys and help in RBCs production, when chronic renal failure starts, blood cell production start decreasing, as a result anemia like issues are generated.

So overcome to such issue erythropoietin injections are given to such patients at regular basis.

Fe+2: 

Fe+2 is necessary because it is obtained from animal protein sources and animal protein sources are high biological value proteins, which are best absorbed by your body.

General vaccination and considerations:

Flue, pneumonia and HBV vaccination should be done by such patients.

Hyperkalemia: 

high potassium level in blood is really considerable especially in case of oliguria, it can prove dangerous, so constantly checkup of potassium should be done.

Hyperparathyroidism: 

Thyroid and parathyroid glands release two hormones which are calcitonin and parathyroid hormone.

Calcitonin help to absorb Ca in bones, whereas parathyroid hormone release Ca from bones and maintain blood Ca levels.

Increased Ca or P level, both are dangerous, because if P increase by one unit Ca increase by two units.

So Ca and P levels should be monitored constantly.