INDEX:
- What is uremia?
- Symptoms of the disease
- What are the causes?
- Prevention
- Treatments for uremia
What is uremia?
Uremia is a disorder of kidney function that occurs when the kidneys are unable to properly remove urea from the body, so that waste from the urine accumulates in the blood and a number of other diseases can occur.
What are the symptoms of uremia?
The main symptoms of this pathology are:
- Asterixis (tremors)
- Lethargy (prolonged drowsiness)
- Hyperreflexia (increased osteotendinous reflexes)
- Uremic fetor (metallic and bitter taste in the mouth).
- Serositis, especially pericarditis (inflammation of the tissue around the heart)
- Hypothermia
- Hypotension
- Nausea and vomiting
- White or red tongue
What are the causes of uremia?
The main cause of this pathology is renal failure, although there may be other causes, such as high protein diet, gastrointestinal bleeding, drug use, bladder rupture, dehydration or chronic peilonephritis.
Can uremia be prevented?
Some tips can be followed to prevent its complications:
- Rest completely
- Avoid chemicals harmful to the kidney, which come from pesticides, paint, exhaust pipes, household cleaning or construction.
- Low-protein diet
- Increasing water intake
What is the treatment of uremia?
In some cases, if uremia is due to excess protein or hypotension, it can be treated by changing the diet and prescribing drugs. However, this condition can become very serious, so it is usually treated with more invasive techniques:
- Dialysis: consists of removing waste and excess fluid from the blood through the blood vessels around the walls of the abdomen.
- Kidney transplantation: involves replacing the damaged kidney with a healthy kidney to take over the deficient functions of the damaged kidney.