Clinical symptoms of end-stage renal failure

End-stage kidney failure happens because the kidneys stop functioning, leaving patients unable to live without dialysis or kidney transplant. The damage is permanent and can not be fixed in most cases.
Symptoms of end stage renal failure are:
1. gastrointestinal symptoms
Early symptoms occur in the gastrointestinal tract. Mainly are:
No appetite
Nausea
Vomiting
Gastrointestinal inflammation
Ulcer
Gastrointestinal bleeding
2. cardiovascular symptoms
Atherosclerosis
Hypertension
Pericarditis
Heart failure
3. hematological symptoms
Anemia
Bleeding diathesis
Disorder leukocytes
4. Respiratory symptoms
Hyperventilation
Uremic pneumonia
Uremic pleurisy
5. Neural and muscular symptoms
CNS - encephalopathy uremia
Peripheral nerve - restless leg syndrome
Myopathy - muscle weakness, muscle atrophy, myositis
6. skin symptoms
The skin itches
Chromatosis
Urea cream
Metastatic calcification
7. Symptoms of the skeletal system
Renal bone disease
High metabolic bone diseases
Low metabolic bone diseases
Mixed bone disease
Bone disease of dialysis
8. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
Increase in erythropoietin
Increased parathyroid hormone
Sexual disorder
Hypothyroidism
9. Infection
A leading cause of death in patients with renal failure
Immune disorder leukocyte dysfunction and
10. Metabolic acidosis
One of the most common causes of death in patients with uremia
The main causes of metabolic acidosis: the glomerular filtration rate is decreased, resulting in the appearance of acid metabolites.
11. Imbalance of water and electrolytes
Dehydration or excessive water
Sodium loss or sodium retention
Hyperkalemia or hypokalemia
Hypocalcemia or hypercalcemia
Hyperphosphatemia
Hypermagnesemia
Aluminum accumulation
Among all these symptoms, some of them occur in the early stage then some end-stage. End-stage renal failure can be avoided as long as you detect them early. Welcome to visit our online doctor for more details.