Patient's question:
A classmate secretly told me that her husband has kidney failure. What is kidney failure? Why does one get kidney failure? What are the normal causes of it? Her husband doesn't smoke, doesn't drink beer, rarely stays up late, and as a civil servant, he hardly works, with working hours shorter than mine.Doctor's answer:
Chronic kidney failure is divided into four stages: the compensatory stage of renal function, the decompensatory stage of renal function, the stage of renal failure, and the end-stage of uremia. In the early compensatory stage and decompensatory stage, treatment is relatively easy. By the time of renal failure, treatment becomes more challenging, but there is still an opportunity. If it reaches the uremic stage, it becomes very difficult. The vast majority of patients require dialysis treatment, which is expensive, and ultimately, kidney transplantation is necessary.