A transplant is the best option for those with
kidney failure or end-stage renal disease as it gives the patient a longer life expectancy and a much better quality of life.
But in patients with chronic
kidney failure, the kidneys are unable to clean the blood properly.
"People with diabetes and kidney disease are at extremely high risk of
kidney failure, heart attack, stroke and death.
The quacks are responsible for liver and
kidney failures in our population, he said, adding, there is a need of legislation for exposing and preventing quackery and media should play its responsibility.
He however admitted that there is a slight increase in the number of people being diagnosed with end-stage
kidney failure.
She suffered acute
kidney failure, peritonitis and seizures after eating contaminated food in August.
The 10 highest ranked outcomes across all participants were kidney function, time to recovery, surgical complications, impact on family, donor-recipient relationship, life satisfaction, lifestyle restriction,
kidney failure, mortality, and acute pain/discomfort.
'Before dialysis was available, total
kidney failure meant death,' notes the US National Kidney Foundation (NKF).
Blood tests revealed she had
kidney failure. Despite vets' best efforts, Paris deteriorated quickly and could not be saved.
The disease damages dogs' blood vessels, cutting off blood supply to areas of the skin and sometimes the internal organs, which causes skin sores and can lead to
kidney failure. Shannon Wilson, 23, took her Shih Tzu Paris for a walk in Moses Gate, Fanworth, Greater Manchester, and noticed a wound on the dog's paw a few days later.