What are the dangers of having kidney disease in children

Faced with the continuous occurrence of children's kidney disease, everyone is very panic, fearing that the child will also suffer from kidney disease if he is not careful. There are many types of kidney diseases. If you want to better cure children's kidney disease, then the patient must go to a regular hospital for examination, and then carry out scientific and reasonable treatment after the disease is confirmed. Next, let me introduce to you in detail what are the hazards of suffering from children's kidney disease?

What are the dangers of kidney disease in children?

In the early stages of childhood kidney disease, the microvessels in the kidneys are damaged, and the most important protein in the blood will seep into the urine, causing excessive protein in the urine. This is commonly known as proteinuria, and in the early stages, it is also called microalbuminuria because only a small amount of protein appears in the urine. Under normal circumstances, the amount of albumin contained in urine excreted in a day is less than 30 micrograms (micrograms are also written as mcg, which is equal to one millionth of a gram). If it exceeds 30 micrograms, it means that the kidneys are damaged.

As children's kidney disease worsens, the microvascular damage in the kidneys becomes more and more serious, and the loss of protein will increase. If the daily loss of protein reaches one thousand milligrams (one gram), ankle swelling will occur, which is the result of fluid accumulation. As the filtering function of the kidneys gradually declines, metabolic waste will slowly begin to accumulate in the blood. The degree of metabolic waste accumulation can be measured by testing the serum creatinine level. As the creatinine level increases, the levels of other metabolic wastes also increase, which will cause nausea and fatigue.

When kidney function is lost, metabolic waste will accumulate in the kidneys, which will seriously damage the kidneys and make them unable to effectively produce erythropoietin, which is needed by the bone marrow to produce red blood cells that transport oxygen. At this time, anemia will occur, which means that the body cells are lacking oxygen.

Wen Xin said: The first thing a child with kidney disease should do is to go to a regular hospital for examination, and then receive scientific treatment after the disease is diagnosed. If treatment is carried out blindly before a diagnosis, it will cause the disease to worsen. Therefore, in order to recover health as soon as possible, experts recommend that patients go to a regular hospital to treat children's kidney disease. During the treatment, do not take medication at will to avoid side effects.