Question 1

what's an alternative remedy for a patient with kidney failure aside from dialysis and kidney transplant?

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Not much/depends.: Apart from dialysis and kidney transplant, there is not much that can be done for a patient with kidney failure.  If acute, things like high dose glucocorticoids and cytotoxic agents like cyclophosphamide, plasmapheresis, and plasma exchange can be useful.  Otherwise, crrt or continuous renal replacement therapy is an alternative to forms of dialysis.

Question 2

my sister is in the hospital with kidney failure. does she need an organ transplant right away? if she can't get a kidney transplant, will she be able to survive with just dialysis until she can get a donor?

Accepted Answer

The : The short answer is almost certainly "no", although every patient is different, and critical care patients by definition have complex medical stories.

Acute kidney injury (or aki, also known as "acute renal failure") is very common in hospitalized patients, and particularly patients in intensive care (although you do not say your sister is actually in intensive care)

there are degrees of kidney failure ranging from mild and quickly reversible, to permanent and complete.  The kidneys are very sensitive to what is going on around them -- they're sort of the "canary in a coal mine" of our organ systems.  So they tend to protest severe illness early by not making enough urine and allowing toxic byproducts to build up in the bloodstream.

Fortunately, usually hospital acquired acute kidney failure goes away with minimal intervention.  When it doesn't, the function of the kidneys can often (depending on the other medical circumstances) be replaced with a machine which removes the things the kidneys usually remove from the blood(dialysis).  Dialysis isn't a perfect replacement for functioning kidneys by any means, but it's good enough for the short term, and many people live for decades on dialysis.  Not every patient can benefit from dialysis -- the choice of whether to initiate dialysis is made on an individual basis.

Kidney transplant is usually only made available to patients who have complete and permanent kidney failure, are dialysis dependent, and are doing very well otherwise.

I hope you have found this helpful, and that your sister feels better soon.

Question 3

can you please explain why a kidney transplant is a treatment and not a cure for esrd?

Accepted Answer

Can be a cure: As well as treatment.

Question 4

sir, my is suffering from kidney failure and her native disease is sle, we are planning for kidney transplantation. after transplant whether sle react?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Sle can deactivate after kidney transplant and cause graft damage. However, proper aggressive immunosupression regimens are effective in treating both rejection as well as preventing sle recurrence.

Question 5

after a successful kidney transplant, will you still have kidney disease?

Accepted Answer

Yes and no: Kidney transplant usually does not function at a 100% degree, although it may. This means that the kidney usually displays a degree of chronic kidney disease, ckd, but it is not a diseae to treat rather it is a condition. The mindset here is to keep the kidney functioning at the baseline level established after transplant for long, to make the natural decline in the function over the years slower.

Question 6

why would a patient with kidney disease resort to kidney transplant?

Accepted Answer

Better Survival rate: When kidneys stop functioning the two options are dialysis or kidney transplant. Although home hemo dialysis, nocturnal dialysis or peritoneal dialysis have improved lives, kidney transplant is still superior when it comes to overall quality of life and long term survival.

Question 7

my brother is going through dialysis 3 times a week.kidney disease stage v. can he be treated without kidney transplant.he is 27 yrs. plz help.

Accepted Answer

Dialysis treatment: You brother, being on hemodialysis (hd), has chronic kidney disease stage 6. He will need a successful kidney transplant to stop his hd. If he does not like hd, he can switch to peritoneal dialysis (pd). He needs to be placed on a transplant list and needs to discuss the option of pd with his nephrologist to fully understand his options.

Question 8

what are the chances i will need a kidney transplant if both my parents have kidney disease and have needed transplants?

Accepted Answer

It depends: Some forms of kidney disease are genetically linked and can be passed on to another generation such as polycystic kidney disease.  Other forms of kidney disease are sporadic such as kidney infections or stones, traumatic kidney loss, or drug induced kidney failure, for example.

Question 9

had a succesful kidney transplant after losing a kidney to diabetic kidney disease. will i still suffer with the new one?

Accepted Answer

Kidney transplant: Diabetes is still present so your new kidney is not inmune to its effects.

Question 10

i just found out i have polacystic kidney disease i'm 21 i'm just wondering do you get a kidney transplant when you reach end stage or before hand?

Accepted Answer

Nephrology: Timing of renal transplant is a discussion your nephrologist can easily answer.  Your renal function will be followed closely and at some point it may become necessary to begin dialysis.   As this time approaches discussion about transplant is appropriate.   Transplants are not done "prophylactally" and there is no certainty you might require dialysis.  Follow up regularly with your physician.

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