Enfermedad renal crónica

Your doctor used a special needle to remove a small piece of tissue from your kidney to examine it for signs of damage and disease. A kidney biopsy is ordered after other tests have shown that there may be a problem with your kidney. Kidney biopsies are also performed when kidney disease is suspected and to rule out cancer.

Most kidney donors live normal lives with one kidney. Once you recover from surgery, you will be able to return to your normal activities. Here's what you need to know about home care after surgery.

Your doctor removed a small piece of tissue from your transplanted kidney to examine it for signs of damage or rejection. The results of a transplant biopsy are usually available within a few hours, so if treatment is needed, it can be started as soon as possible.

You had a procedure called a nephrectomy to remove a kidney because one of your kidneys was not working correctly or because there was a tumor. You can live a normal, healthy life with one kidney.

A percutaneous nephrostomy means that urine was drained from your kidney to prevent pain, infection, and kidney damage. You had the procedure because your kidney or the tube leading from the kidney to the bladder (ureter) was blocked by a kidney stone or tumor, or perhaps due to another problem. The blockage caused a backup of urine in your kidney. Here's how to care for yourself at home.

You were treated in the hospital for kidney infection. Once you return home, here's what you can do to aid in your recovery and prevent future infections.

A look at the tests that can help your healthcare provider find out if you have a stone, why it formed, and recommend treatment.

La hemodiálisis es un tipo de procedimiento en el que el paciente está conectado a una máquina que elimina cualquier desecho o exceso de líquido de la sangre. Cada sesión de diálisis dura un promedio de 4 horas y se debe hacer tres veces a la semana en un centro para diálisis. Aprenda más sobre la diálisis viendo este programa.

Para que la máquina de diálisis pueda eliminar el exceso de líquido o material de desecho de la sangre de una persona, el paciente necesita estar conectado a la máquina, normalmente por varias horas, tres veces a la semana. Esta conexión, o fistula con frecuencia se hace en el brazo del paciente, donde se conecta una vena con una arteria mediante una cirugía, Aprenda más con este programa sobre este punto de acceso, o fístula AV, y cómo funciona.

Si usted y su equipo medico han escogido la hemodiálisis para tratar su insuficiencia renal, va a necesitar un punto de acceso o conexión, para que su sangre pueda ser limpiada por la máquina de diálisis varias veces a la semana. Para la mayoría de las personas, este punto de acceso es una fístula AV, con frecuencia en el brazo del paciente. Durante este programa va a aprender como se accesa la fístula durante la diálisis.

Si le están haciendo la hemodiálisis, lo más probable es que esté conectado a la máquina de diálisis por medio de una fístula AV, y que probablemente la tenga en el brazo. Es muy importante que este punto de acceso, o fístula, esté funcionando bien y que no tenga infección. Vea este programa y aprenda como cuidar de su fistula.

Tener que escuchar que necesita la diálisis porque sus riñones empiezan a fallar puede ser algo muy estresante, tanto emocional como físicamente. Este programa le va a mostrar los recursos que pueden ayudarlo a enfrentar sus emociones y los cambios de estilo de vida que acompañan necesitar la diálisis.

An AV fistula is a connection between an artery and a vein. For this procedure, an AV fistula is surgically made using an artery and a vein in your arm.

Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is a special type of dialysis. It's mostly used to help very sick people whose kidneys suddenly start to fail.

Hemodialysis is often done in a hospital or dialysis center. But it may also be done at home. This is called home hemodialysis (HHD).

A tunneled catheter is one type of vascular access for hemodialysis.

A fistulogram is a type of X-ray. It uses X-ray dye (contrast) to look inside your arteriovenous (AV) fistula vascular access for hemodialysis.

Choosing the right type and quantity of proteins you eat is important when you have chronic kidney disease. This can affect your overall health and kidney function as well.

If your kidneys can't filter wastes from your blood normally, the BUN (blood urea nitrogen) level increases. If the level gets too high, you can become sick. Because of this, you need to control the amount of protein you eat each day. Use this handout to help you.

Healthy kidneys balance the amount of fluid that enters and leaves the body. If your kidneys can't maintain this fluid balance, you may need to limit your fluid intake.

Healthy kidneys balance the amount of fluid that enters and leaves the body. If your kidneys can't maintain this fluid balance, you may need to limit your fluid intake. This handout can help you take in the right amount of fluid each day.

When sodium intake is too high, it can increase thirst and cause the body to retain fluid. To avoid these side effects, people with chronic kidney disease are often told to eat less sodium. The tips on this sheet can show you how.

People with chronic kidney disease should restrict their sodium intake to less than 1,500 mg of sodium (3,800 mg of table salt) each day. Here are foods to avoid.

Tener cuidado con lo que come es una manera muy importante de ayudar a controlar su Enfermedad Renal Crónica, Muchos alimentos pueden impactar a los riñones, así que es importante que los limite. Con este programa va a aprender como comer saludablemente si tiene la ERC.

Vivir con una Enfermedad Renal Crónica incluye hacer muchos cambios, empezando por hacer el espacio para diálisis en su rutina semanal. Además de la diálisis hay varias opciones saludables que puede hacer, eso puede incluir, controlar su presión, nivel de colesterol o su diabetes, dejar de fumar, comer saludable y controlar su peso. Este programa va a guiarlo con algunos cambios de vida importantes que pueden ayudarlo a vivir más tiempo con la ERC.

Facing a chronic illness alone can be hard for you and your family. If you have fears or concerns, try talking to people close to you. Also talk with your healthcare team and other people with kidney disease. Don't hesitate to ask for support or help when you need it.

Having kidney failure means many changes in your health and life. It may feel like too much to cope with at times, but you can learn how to deal with these emotions and feel better about your treatment and yourself. Learning as much as you can about kidney failure is a good place to start.

Calcium and phosphorus are minerals found in many foods. Your body works best when these minerals are in balance. But if you have kidney disease, phosphorus may build up in your blood. This can weaken your bones over time. This sheet will help you maintain balance.

If you have kidney disease, phosphorus may build up in your blood. Excess phosphorus in the body tends to bind with calcium and gets deposited in blood vessels and other organs. This can lead to renal bone disease.

By lowering high blood pressure, you can reduce the amount of damage to your kidneys, and help slow any progression of kidney disease. Visit your healthcare provider as scheduled and follow the tips below.

A ureteral stent is temporarily inserted into a ureter to help drain urine into the bladder. It shouldn't interfere with your normal routine. Your stent will be put in by a urologist or another specialist in a hospital or surgery center.

If the kidneys fail, blood is no longer filtered. Waste and extra fluids build up in the body, and chemicals become out of balance. This can make you ill and even cause death. Though kidney failure has no cure, certain treatments can help keep the body working the best it can.

Hemodialysis is a type of treatment for kidney failure (also called end-stage kidney disease or ESRD). It uses a machine that holds a filter called a dialyzer. As blood flows through the dialyzer, waste is removed and fluid and chemicals are balanced. Hemodialysis treatments are usually done at a special dialysis center.

Peritoneal dialysis is a way to cleanse the blood to treat kidney failure. It uses the lining of your abdomen called the peritoneal membrane and a special solution (dialysate).

Before hemodialysis can be done, a way for blood to leave and return to your body (an access) is needed. A hemodialysis access is often made in your arm. The 2 main types of accesses are an arteriovenous fistula (AV fistula) and an arteriovenous graft (AV graft).

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a treatment that can take over when your kidneys stop working. The peritoneum is the membrane lining the inside of the belly (abdomen). PD uses the lining of your abdomen as a filter for your blood. Before PD can be done, an opening into this lining (an access) must be made. The access for PD is a soft tube called a catheter placed into your abdomen.

Your body needs plenty of iron to make red blood cells. Because of this, most people who take epoetin alfa (EPO) need extra iron. EPO is the injection that people with kidney disease take to boost their red cells. Iron can be given in pill form or by IV. Some people receive it both ways.

Most kidney stones are about the size of a grape seed. Stones of this size are small enough to pass naturally. Once it is passed, a stone can be analyzed. This wait-and-see approach is called expectant therapy.

Ureteroscopic stone removal may be done before, after, or instead of other treatments. If you need this procedure, your doctor will discuss its risks and possible complications. You will be told how to prepare. And you will be told about anesthesia.

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy may be done before, after, or instead of other treatments. If you need this procedure, your doctor will discuss its risks and possible complications.

Open surgery may be done before, after, or instead of other treatments. This is usually done if the stone is very large, if you have a serious infection, or the kidney has blockage even after waiting for a while.

You had cryoablation to treat kidney cancer. Here's how to take care of yourself at home after the procedure.

Una lesion renal aguda es un episodio de insuficiencia renal o daño al riñón, que provoca una acumulación de productos de desecho en su sangre y líquidos en su cuerpo. LRA puede ocurrir en unas horas o unos cuántos días, pero es tratable y es posible que sus riñones se logren recuperar, al contrario de una enfermedad renal crónica en la cual el daño es permanente. Aprenda cuáles son las causas y los síntomas de una Lesión Renal Aguda.

Más de 600,000 de Americanos tienen una Enfermedad Renal en Etapa Terminal, en la cual los riñones solo funcionan al 15% de lo normal. En esta etapa de enfermedad renal, el paciente debe recibir diálisis o hacerse un trasplante de riñón para poder sobrevivir. Este programa explicará lo que es la ERET y le brindaremos sugerencias para la transición a esta etapa de enfermedad renal crónica.

Durante las etapas iniciales, las personas con una Enfermedad Renal Crónica, o ERC (CDK en inglés), tal vez ni sepan que tienen la enfermedad porque no tienen síntomas. Sin embargo, lo más probable es que la enfermedad empeore con el tiempo, y es importante que tenga un buen sistema de apoyo para enfrentar cada etapa nueva, aprenda como sus familiares, amigos, el equipo médico y aún otros que tienen una ERC, pueden ayudarlo a ajustarse a los cambios requeridos para su vida con la ERC.

Kidney damage can be temporary or permanent, depending on what caused it. Here are some reasons why kidneys may fail.

Anemia is a health problem that affects your blood. Normally, the kidneys make a protein called erythropoietin. It tells your body when to make new red blood cells. But if you have kidney disease, your kidneys may not be able to make enough of this protein. You may also not have enough iron in your body. Iron is vital to making red blood cells.