Question 1

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 2

can e.coli caused kidney failure if untreated?

Accepted Answer

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 3

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 4

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 5

is kidney failure permanent?

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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 6

what is stage1 kidney failure?

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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 7

can you die of kidney failure?

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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.

Question 8

what the sing
of kidney failure?

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Often no early signs: The kidneys function is to excrete excess water, keep electrolytes like sodium and potassium in balance, stimulate red blood cell growth, and remove toxic byproducts from the body.  Urine output may be increased or decreased, in which case there is often swelling of legs, and may cause some breathing issues.  Lack of removal of wastes, causes nausea.  See Kidney Failure: Signs, Symptoms, Causes &amp; Stages - MedicineNet
www.medicinenet.com/kidney_failure/article.htm

Question 9

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 10

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.

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