Question 1

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 2

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?

Accepted Answer

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 3

what is stage four kidney failure?

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Info: This site will help answer that question:

http://www.kidney.org/patients/peers/stage4

Question 4

tell me symptoms of kidney failure?

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Usually no symptoms: There may not be any symptoms. There may be symptoms related to the cause. Sometimes there may be so called uremic symptoms- like metallic taste, poor appetite, tiredness, shortness of breath, itching and others. It also depends on if kidney failure developing gradually or acutely. Ask your doctor if in doubt.

Question 5

what are early symptoms of kidney failure?

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RENAL FAILURE: There are very few symptoms until the kidney reserve function has been depleted. Tiredness, sometimes excessive voiding, sometimes much less to not voiding at all, thirst, confusion comes in the end.

Question 6

what are my options to treat kidney failure?

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Dialysis/ transplant: Dialysis is in-center i.e. Hemodialysis (blood dialysis)
dialysis at home usually peritoneal via abdominal catheter
transplant (living-related, cadaveric, or living-unrelated)
or a combination of all the above in sequence.

Question 7

how does kidney failure affect your tissues?

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Poison: Kidney function is required to rid your blood of poisons, in which case, kidney failure leads to poisoning of tissues and thus death if not placed on dialysis which cleans blood. Check out http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/kidney-disease/basics/complications/con-20026778 fore more info.

Question 8

how to know if i have stage 5 kidney failure?

Accepted Answer

Blood test.: The stage of chronic kidney disease is based on the results of a blood test.  Your doctor can help answer your question and refer you to a nephrologist if indicated.  Best of luck.

Question 9

kidney failure or unhealthy kidney, what to do?

Accepted Answer

See Your Doctor: An unhealthy kidney cannot do the work it is designed to do - clean your blood and keep critical levels of different chemicals in balance.  Kidney failure is when the kidneys can no longer do the work needed and you doctor has to use medicines to help you out or prescribe dialysis which is kidney replacement treatment.  Bottom line - see your doctor soon please.

Question 10

what should i do to prepare for my kidney failure?

Accepted Answer

Preparation for RRT: If you have advanced kidney disease per your nephrologist then you should consider different available options for renal replacement therapy like dialysis and pre emptive kidney transplant in addition to dietary and lifestyle changes.

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