Patient's question:
Recently, my appetite has been poor, and I've also noticed some swelling in my body. I feel completely exhausted. When I went to the hospital for a check-up, they said it was kidney disease. Could you please tell me what the early symptoms of kidney failure are?Doctor's answer:
Recurrent kidney failure indicates that kidney function has started to decline again. If timely treatment is not provided to control the progression of the disease, it can easily advance to uremia. Uremia is a syndrome that occurs when chronic kidney failure reaches its terminal stage, where the kidneys lose their three major functions: metabolism, maintaining fluid and acid-base balance, and endocrine. This leads to a series of symptoms and metabolic disorders.The early symptoms of kidney failure are primarily swelling, nausea, vomiting, anemia, high blood pressure, changes in urine output, dizziness, headaches, and memory loss. During kidney function tests, creatinine and uric acid levels may decrease.