Kidney Diseases and its Treatment

Kidney, a pair of bean-shaped organs works as a filter in the human body. It flushes out waste and toxins out of the blood. This helps in the purification of blood flowing in the veins. The kidney is made up of nephrons. These nephrons build a network that excretes waste and excess water content. Waste can include an excess of Phosphorus, Sodium, Fluid, Creatinine, Urea, etc.

What does Kidney do?

The kidney is useful and part many internal processes of a human body:

1. Waste Removal

2. Excess Fluid removal

3. Maintains blood pressure

4. Builds red blood cells

With all that kidney does in a healthy body, it makes kidney undauntedly important. Kidneys filter 45 gallons of blood to remove the waste products mixed in the blood. Waste if not excreted can cause toxins and damage tissues and organs.

What happens after kidney failure?

When the kidneys stop working the waste materials are not flushed out. They keep accumulating in the body and increase the blood pressure to an abnormal level. This condition leads to kidney failure. Talking about treatment available to help patients get rid of the diseases, given-below are the options:

1. Dialysis- It is an artificial process of filtration of blood. Kidney’s functions are now performed artificially or outside the body. Although, it does perform all that is done by the kidney this process needs time and needs frequent visits to the kidney hospital. Also, dietary control becomes a must for patients under dialysis.

2. Kidney transplant- Just as the name suggests in this treatment patient's failed organ is replaced with a healthy donated kidney. This can be lifesaving and can resolve a lot of issues permanently. Both dialysis and transplant are chosen treatments by doctors all across the globe.

Dr. BK Upadhyay is among the leading medical practitioners accomplishing all sorts of kidney transplants with their professional acumen.