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I just found out my father has stage 4 chronic kidney disease. can you please tell me what that means and how i can help my father?
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Renal failure: Stage 4 kidney disease means that there is not enough kidney function for normal health and patient needs dialysis or kidney transplant. See the site below for details. Your father will appreciate your support. http://www.kidney.org/patients/peers/stage4.cfm.
Answered 2/21/2013
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Stage 4 CKD: This indicates that his kidney function has declined to somewhere between about 30% to about 15% of normal; stages of kidney disease range 1 thru 6; stage 6 is on dialysis; stage 5 is needing dialysis or transplant; your father requires diet change: low salt, low potassium, low phosphate, low meat, and care with fluids; seeing a dietitian is essential; he requires phosphate binder; EPO perhaps.
Answered 9/3/2014
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