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Treatment for kidney failure (also called end-stage renal disease) depends on severity, cause, and the person’s overall health. The main medically accepted options are:
1. Dialysis
Dialysis performs some of the filtering work of the kidneys when they can no longer function adequately.
- Hemodialysis: Blood is cleaned using a machine, usually several times per week.
- Peritoneal dialysis: Uses the lining of the abdomen to filter blood, often done at home.
Dialysis helps manage symptoms and maintain life but does not cure kidney failure.
2. Kidney transplant
A transplant replaces the failed kidney with a healthy donor kidney. For suitable candidates, this can offer better quality of life and long-term outcomes compared to dialysis. It requires lifelong medications to prevent rejection.
3. Conservative (supportive) management
For some patients, especially those who may not tolerate dialysis or transplant, care focuses on symptom control, fluid balance, blood pressure management, and quality of life.
4. Treating underlying causes & complications
Even in advanced kidney disease, doctors manage contributing factors such as Diabetes, high blood pressure, electrolyte imbalances, anemia, and bone disease using medications, diet changes, and lifestyle adjustments.
Because kidney failure affects many body systems, care is often most effective when multiple strategies are combined: medical treatment, nutrition planning, lifestyle changes, and monitoring by different specialists. A coordinated or “combination therapy” approach doesn’t replace dialysis or transplant, but it can play an important role in stabilizing health, slowing complications, and improving well-being.
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What if you don't have a kidney transplant?
If you have kidney failure then you will need to do dialysis or have a kidney transplant. If treatment is not received, the build up of toxins is fatal.
What is it called when you have kidney failure and What is the treatment?
Kidney failure is often referred to as renal failure or end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Treatment options include dialysis, which artificially filters waste and excess fluid from the blood, or a kidney transplant, where a healthy kidney from a donor replaces the failing one. Lifestyle changes and medications may also be part of the management plan to slow disease progression and address complications.
How long can a person live with stage 4 kidney failure with treatment?
maximum 4 weeks,.
How do you treat kidney disease?
Chronic kidney disease is often treated with dialysis. It is manageable but not reversible.
Is there such thing as stage 5 kidney failure?
Yes. Will require dialysis treatment as the kidneys have shut down.
What are the early symptoms of kidney failure?
There are several early signs of kidney failure. This however, is something that should be discussed with a doctor. After an examination and evaluation, the doctor would be in a good position to offer advice and treatment options.
What will Chronic kidney failure lead to?
Chronic kidney failure is irreversible, and will eventually lead to total kidney failure
What did Julia Childs die from?
kidney failure
Do renal angiomyolipomas cause kidney failure or mean that you are already in kidney failure?
It is a very unlikely cause of kidney failure(if it is large and bilateral or affect the only existing kidney) .
Who treats Kidney failure?
Kidney failure is typically diagnosed and treated by a nephrologist
Sign symtoms of right polycystic kidney and treatment?
The signs and symptoms of polycystic kidney include; High blood pressure Back or side pain Headache Increase in the size of your abdomen Blood in your urine Frequent urination Kidney stones Kidney failure Urinary tract or kidney infections The treatment for this disease is to see your doctor to determine what might be causing them.
What is chronic renal failure also called?
Kidney failure. This may sometimes be reversed, and patients can be assisted by dialysis for a time, but complete failure needs a transplant.
