ESRD: Tests, Prevention, Treatment,Symptoms

How is ESRD different from chronic kidney disease (CKD)?
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is when there is permanent damage to your kidneys. Your kidneys may still work well enough for you to live, even if they have some damage.Any personal help, please consult our free online service directly. or Email to kidneyask@hotmail.com
If your kidneys keep getting worse, CKD can lead to kidney failure (ESRD). This is when the kidneys do not work well enough for you to live. If this happens, you will need dialysis or a kidney transplant to live.
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What are the tests for ESRD?
You may not know that you have a kidney problem until it is very far along. The only way to know how your kidneys are working is to have some simple medical tests. Ask your doctor about these tests:
Blood pressure check
Urine test
Blood test for kidney function
How can I prevent ESRD?
The best way to prevent ESRD is to prevent CKD. Diabetes and high blood pressure are the two leading causes of CKD. You can help to protect your kidneys by keeping these in control. Get your blood sugar and blood pressure checked often.
You also help protect your kidneys with other healthy habits. You should:
Have regular check-ups with your doctor
Eat a low-fat, low-salt diet
Exercise most days of the week
Avoid tobacco
Drink alcohol only in moderation
Also, take medicines the way your doctor tells you. Talk to your doctor before you start any new medicine or supplement.
How is ESRD treated?
The main job of the kidneys is to clean wastes and extra fluid from your blood. If your kidneys fail, you will need dialysis or a kidney transplant to live. These are treatments to help replace the job of the kidneys.

For some patients, as long as they don’t have uncontrolled hypertension, don’t have uncontrolled Renal Anemia, the kidneys have not shrink to 4cm, all these means the kidneys still working, so they still have the chance to enhance the kidney function. Maybe in Western Medicine, there is only dialysis or kidney transplant can help patients with ESRD. But in Chinese Medicine, there are some useful treatment can help the patients to expand the blood vessels, take more nutrition substance to kidneys, and repair the damaged kidneys gradually.