Question 1

is kidney failure a painful death if left untreated?

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Depends: Depends on the cause of the kidney failure and what other associated conditions are present.  Progressive kidney failure ultimately will result in a coma,  which renders the patient unaware of surroundings and asleep.

Question 2

can you die from acute kidney failure ? (suggesting a drug overdose) what would be initialized signs of death is closing in? would there be physical pain?

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: Without proper treatment, the answer is definitely yes:  acute renal failure can be fatal. But the context of your question suggests that you (or the person. you are writing about) implies ongoing care and probably hospitalized. Standard treatment usually is effective in keeping such patients alive indefinitely, sometimes with kidney dialysis. Discuss with the doctor(s). Good luck.

Question 3

my mother has congestive heart failure with kidney failure and fluid build up in her lungs.  been in hospital on & off for 3 months. death soon?

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Depends,: The details that matter include how bad are kidneys eg stage 3, 4, 5? And how bad is heart ejection fraction ef, how low? 30, 20, 10? How responsive is she to water pills? Does she have other illnesses (comorbidities)? She sounds certainly very ill. Ask her doc about more information including above questions and the discussion will flow more naturally to better answer the question of longevity.

Question 4

what exactly does borderline kidney failure mean? & what can be done to keep them to get worse? is ther e something im doing causing them to fail?

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Good health: Kidney disease often results from hypertension, diabetes, hi cholesterol, but can be related to less common illnesses like lupus as well. The best approach to lessening your chance of decline is to manage your BP and sugars. Borderline probably means stage 1 or 2 disease. The stage is determined by age, blood tests and body weight. Seeing a nephrologist is a good idea as well to.

Question 5

can e.coli caused kidney failure if untreated?

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Yes and no: A specific group of e. Coli (ehec-enterohemorrrhagic e. Coli) is responsible for acute renal failure, known as hemolytic uremic syndrome(hus), following bloody diarrhea.  Young children and elderly people are more susceptible to develop this complication.  Antibiotic treatments so far failed to prevent the development of hus.

Question 6

kidney failure symptoms?

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None, if it is mild: Kidney failure can be acute(sudden in onset...In a matte rof days) or chrionic...Years in the making.
Most people will feel unwell with low energy, fatigue have nausea or vomiting and lethargic or excessive sleepiness. It is easy to find out by doing a blood test. Just get creatinine and BUN tests through your doctor.

Question 7

what causes kidney failure?

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Many things: Kidney failure can be from problems before, within and after the kidneys(pre-, intrinsic, post-renal failure).Dehydration or poor blood flow from heart problems, blockage from prostate or urinary flow problems, and many things within the kidney. Infection can do it, too. Diseases such as diabetes and hypertension are main causes, as are medications.

Question 8

is kidney failure permanent?

Accepted Answer

Not always: Chronic kidney failure is generally irreversible whereas acute renal failure can sometimes be adequately treated and reversed, e.g., hemolytic-uremic syndrome.

Question 9

what is stage1 kidney failure?

Accepted Answer

Kidney failure?: Stage 1 chronic kidney disease (not failure), is the stage f chronic kidney disease (ckd) for patients who have a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) &gt; 90 ml/min. Those patients have no significant kidney disease and are no where close to kidney failure.

Question 10

can you die of kidney failure?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Untreated renal failure results in the build up of toxic chemicals in the blood which have a multitude of negative effects on all organ systems.  Fortunately some forms of renal failure can be treated and when untreatable, dialysis can result in significant benefits.

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