Avoid a Poor Prognosis of Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic Kidney Disease is a long-term disease; whether it can be controlled well may influence the prognosis more or less. More information about prognosis can help you understand the importance of timely treatment and give you a clear picture about its progression.
★ A brief introduction of prognosis.
Prognosis is a general term for the process of disease and the possible ending of it. It may include the specific result of the disease such as the appearance of some symptoms and complications, the remission of them and the recurrence rate; and the schedule of the disease such as when the disease can stay in this state and when we need to take some treatment.
As for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), there are four classes of prognosis, namely, favorable prognosis, unfavorable prognosis, guarded prognosis and poor prognosis. The steps of developing into end stage CKD can slow down if a poor prognosis can be prevented.
★ How can patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) avoid a poor prognosis?
Discover CKD as early as possible. As a silent killer, Chronic Kidney Disease does not have obvious symptom at the beginning, but you need to be alert if you are sufferers of Diabetes and Hypertension, a regular urine test is necessary.
Pay more attention to daily life. This tip is mainly for the patients who have already been diagnosed with CKD, and their disease could be under a good control and treatment. What they should bear in mind is that they need to keep a low-protein diet, live a regular life, control the high blood pressure actively, and avoid other kinds of illness etc.
Take treatment positively. For some patients who are in the four or five stage of CKD, their task is a little bit hard. They must take some treatment regularly such as dialysis to try to control the disease under a steady state. In addition, they have to pay attention to the complications caused by dialysis and other treatment measures, and try to find some new ways to control the disease rather than keeping dialyzing only.

In some degree, these three tips may play a role in preventing a poor prognosis for the patients with CKD, but they are not the only three tips for an ideal prognosis. The patients must follow the doctors’ direction and try to learn some knowledge about CKD so that they can live a better life. If you have any questions, please feel free to consult us on line or send an e-mail to phoebe871124@gmail.com.