Kidney weaning: causes of formation, signs and measures of disease prevention

Kidney shrinkage or shrinkage is a pathology in which the kidney tissue is replaced with a connective tissue, and the organ decreases in volume, its functions deteriorate until the work stops completely.

The process of drying up the kidneys often provokes the emergence of chronic kidney failure or malignant form of hypertension. The chances for a complete recovery of the patient are very small, especially when the disease is actively progressing.

Why the buds shrink

Usually, the kidneys shriveling leads to a chronic development of chronic kidney pathologies, kidney and kidney pathologies and other organs of the urinary system.

The main reasons for the formation of the disease are the following: disruption of the functioning of renal vessels in the development of atherosclerosis or hypertension, a heart attack of the kidney.

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Progression of kidney drying occurs with chronic form of pyelonephritis, renal tuberculosis, nephrolithiasis, etc. Sometimes wrinkling occurs against the background of an affected organism with diabetes mellitus.

How the pathology manifests itself

The following symptoms of shrinkage of the kidneys stand out:

1. Urinary leakage disorder:
   • Polyuria - the release of urine volume in a day far exceeding the norm.
   • Nocturia - frequent urination at night, as in the normal state, the volume of urine output per night is not more than 40% of the normal daily volume of urine.
   • Hematuria - the presence of visible blood in the urine.
2. Increase in blood pressure.
3. Constantly arising painful sensations of a drawing character in the field of a loin.
4. Laboratory abnormalities in urinalysis, such as:
   • Proteinuria is the presence of a protein in the urine.
   • Too low specific gravity of urine.

Forms of development of pathology

Two main forms of the disease are classified, namely:

Primary shrinkage of the kidney is a form that develops due to damage to the kidney vessels. It can occur with arterial hypertension, the main manifestation of which is a strong increase in blood pressure indicators.

Secondary pimple of the kidney is a form that develops due to damage to the renal parenchyma as a result of the development of various pathologies, for example, as a result of kidney damage by glomerulonephritis, and the like.

How is the diagnosis of shrinking of the kidney

? First of all, the doctor analyzes the patient's medical history:

1. An analysis of the patient's complaints history is conducted to determine the time of the first development of the symptoms, the nature of the symptoms, and the nature of their development over time. It also establishes the presence in the past of a doctor's visit and treatment, the type of examination conducted and its results.
2. An analysis of the life history is carried out to clarify the presence of chronic kidney pathologies, to identify bad habits of the patient, the presence of diseases of the genitourinary system, the identification of working conditions and the life of the patient.
3. An analysis of the family history is conducted with the purpose of finding out the presence of kidney lesions, oncological pathologies in the immediate relatives of the patient.

The patient is then examined by a doctor and palpation of the kidney zone, which makes it possible to detect the presence of soreness, changes in the skin, such as redness or rash in the kidney zone.

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The following laboratory methods for the diagnosis of renal scarring: general blood analysis, general urine analysis and biochemical blood analysis.

Methods for diagnosis of localization, size and shape of the kidneys include:

• Ultrasound examination of the kidneys, that is, examination of tissues and organs due to ultrasonic waves - sound vibrations of high frequency.
• Radiography for the abdominal cavity - a method of diagnosis, which allows you to get a picture of internal organs due to the property of X-ray exposure to penetrate through the human body and be absorbed by tissues in different amounts.
• Angiography is a diagnostic method consisting in the organization of an X-ray examination of blood vessels with the additional preliminary introduction of a contrast medium into the body. This method makes it possible to determine the number and condition of the arteries of the kidney, as well as the vascular structure of the kidney. When the kidney is drying up, a characteristic feature is revealed - it is the fracture and narrowing of the lumen of the artery of the kidney and its branches, and also the absence of a pattern of small branches.
• MRI or magnetic resonance imaging is a diagnostic method in which a specialist receives special images. This method is based on the application of physical properties of nuclear magnetic resonance. The examination is completely safe for the human body.
• Computed tomography using contrast medium is a kind of X-ray diagnostics with the use of contrast, which helps to get a complete picture of the necessary organs on the computer.

How is the medical process performed?

Treatment of shrinkage of the kidney can only be surgical, namely - nephrectomy, that is, removal of the organ. The operation can be implemented in several ways:

1. Cavity surgery - when the organ is removed by a large incision on the anterior wall of the peritoneum.
2. Laparoscopic surgery - when several small punctures are made in the anterior wall of the peritoneum, into which special tubes are inserted, and then the organ is removed.
3. Percutaneous endoscopic kidney removal - removal by a small puncture in the lumbar region, not affecting the organs that are located in the abdominal cavity.

For medicinal therapy after surgery, homeopathic remedies, diuretics and swelling drugs may be prescribed. In accordance with the individual characteristics of the patient, special nutrition is developed, and as an additional treatment after consultation with the attending physician, it is recommended to use folk medicine, for example, various broths and infusions.

How to prevent the development of the desiccation of the kidney

The timely and appropriate treatment of any inflammation in the kidneys, such as the inflammatory process against a bacterial infection, the destruction of the body and tissues under the influence of its own immunity, can prevent the formation of shrinkage of the kidney.

Time spent full treatment of any pathologies of inflammatory nature, for example, tonsillitis - inflammatory process of palatine tonsils, cystitis - inflammatory process in the bladder.

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Prevention of body hypothermia - for this you should always dress for the weather, close the lumbar region and not sit on a cold surface.

Favorable working conditions and life in general can prevent pathology. This includes maintaining comfortable humidity and temperature in the rooms, because high humidity causes the development of kidney disease.

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