What Diseases can Lead to Uremia?

Uremia is a kind of severe kidney disease. In the daily life, if we know the root of the Uremia and make a correct prevention, we may avoid Uremia occurrence. So what is the cause of inducing Uremia? The experts in Beijing Yumei Kidney Disease Hospital give the following explanation:

No.1, HIV
According to research, the Uremia which is caused by HIV infection has an increasing trend, accounting for about 1%.

No.2.Age
Kidney structure and function will appear obvious degenerative change with the age. In the normal condition, the kidneys have a strong compensation. Even the kidneys have been damaged about 50%, it can still maintain the normal life. For example, if people just have one kidney, he can still have a healthy life. However, with the age increasing, the body’ reservation is weak until complete loss. Under the condition with additional burden, the kidney function can meet the requirement of basic life. But it is unable to manage the sudden damage and diseases.So, for the elder people, once they appear accident, it is easy to lead to further kidney damage and develop to Uremia, such as infection, catching a cold, losing blood, water shortage, renal toxic drugs, other diseases and so on, all these factors can be the inducement of Uremia for elder people.
No.3, Drug Toxicity
Different levels of drugs side-effect can also result in Uremia. Recently, about 25% patients with kidney failure is related with drugs toxicity.
No.4 Infection
Most Uremia can be caused by urinary system infection or urinary tract infection. it can affect all people, especial for women of childbearing. So all patients with kidney disease should try to avoid infection in the daily life.
No.5 Other Kidney Diseases.
Although there are many factors can lead to Uremia, the kidney disease is the most common one, because Uremia is the end of all Chronic Kidney Disease. Among all these kidney diseases, Chronic Nephritis is the primary cause.
6. Diabetes.
For patients with Diabetes, if the glucose can’t be controlled well, it will result in Uremia. Most patients with Diabetes will have Uremia at the later stage.
7. Hypertension (high blood pressure)
About 15% hypertension will directly progress to Uremia. Because long-term high blood pressure will lead to kidney damage and then occur to Hypertensive Uremia

The experts suggests: if patients have kidney disease, they should treat it early and timely. And they should choose the professional kidney disease hospital or take medicine under the expert’s guidelines.