Kidney is an important organ in human body which plays role as blood filter. It will clean our blood by removing the excess fluid, minerals, and wastes from metabolism such as uric acids, urea, and creatinine without losing electrolytes. Besides that, they will make hormones which can keep your bones strong and your blood healthy.
The kidneys have two important functions: getting rid of dangerous toxic waste and maintaining the balance of water, fluids, minerals and chemicals, namely electrolytes such as sodium, potassium and so on.
But if your kidneys are damaged, they will not work properly and the harmful wastes will build up in your body. This will lead to increased blood pressure and the excess fluid may retained in your body. Other than that, when your kidneys failed, it will not make enough red blood cells for your body. This can cause problems that can be deadly. So, you need to go for a treatment to replace the work of your failed kidneys.
End Stage Renal Failure (ESRF) is end stage kidney failure also known as permanent kidney damage. Dealing with a chronic disease is not something easy and requires a transition process from the diagnosis process to the treatment process and then self-management. Disability, dependence on others, and societal stigma, lifestyle changes, treatment costs which indirectly affect the usual daily routine. This problem will affect the spiritual, psychological, social and family aspects and will further affect the physical, emotional and thinking of the patient.
Kidney Failure Symptoms
Kidney failure symptoms usually appear when someone's condition become chronic. Mild to moderate kidney disease often does not shows any symptoms. However, there are some conditions that every kidney's patients tends to face when the toxins accumulate in their body:
- Continuous fatigue.
- Muscles always twitching and / or cramping.
- Blood pressure increase.
- Legs and feet swelling.
- No urine output or little.
- Heart beats rapidly.
- Always feeling dizzy when stand up.
- Lost of appetite.
- Vomiting
- Nausea
- Feels pain below the rib cage and above the waist (flank pain on one side of the back).