Anemia of Chronic Renal Disease - Dr. L H Hiranandani Hospital Kidney

 

In this article, Dr Sujit Chatterjee, CEO, Hiranandani Hospital shares their insights this way,” Anemia occurs when your body has a limited amount of red blood cells in your body. What role do you think red blood cells play in your body? They are responsible for carrying oxygen from your lungs to different zones of your body, energizing you for daily activities, for the rest of the day. It is frequently associated with poor outcome, treatment is done before improving the poor renal function while increasing the production of red blood cells in the body. This highlights the overall role of the interpersonal team in care of individuals affected by this condition. With fewer or small quantities of red blood cells, your tissue and organs like heart and lungs don’t get enough oxygen supply to function properly.

Anemia in other words is the knotty term to chronic renal disease, CKD means kidneys are not functioning properly and are not filtering blood the way they should. This damage can allow waste and other unnecessary fluid to build up in the body. In addition to all this, CKD can also cause other health problems. Anemia is less common at the early stage but when CKD progresses, there builds up a strong possibility of development of anemia.

For kidney damage, one can visit Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital Kidney Department. For patients who look for some functional results, it’s important that the kidney performs its job well when it comes to filtering the overall decay out. Chronic renal failure is where the kidney gets damaged leading to irreversible failure making a patient survive on dialysis. Kidney Transplant programs are best suited for those who already have a kidney disease or have any prior family history, or relatable reason which are described by the healthcare professionals.

In CKD, extreme anemia can increase chances of developing heart problems. The heart is getting less oxygen than normal, and is working harder to pump red blood cells into different organs of the body. People with CKD may be at higher risk for complications due to strokes.

Symptoms One Must Look For With CKD

Its symptoms may include,

> Feeling tired, or

> Feeling short of breath

> Uniquely, hazy skin

> Weakness,

> Body Pain

> Chest Pain

> Lightheadedness

> Lowness

> Fast and Abnormal Heart Beat

> Sore Head

> Sleep Issues

> Difficulty Concentrating,

Not everyone shows relevant symptoms before having anemia, If your hemoglobin level is too low, it is because you have anemia. When feeling suspicious about the same, you can visit experienced healthcare professionals of kidney departments from Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital Kidney care unit for specialized kidney check up. Once the disease gets diagnosed, further treatment is initiated.

What Breeds Anemia In CKD

People with anemia are observed to have a lower level of nutrients, iron, vitamin B-12, folate etc which are needed to make red blood cells in the body. Red Blood Cells in people with anemia and CKD tend to live in the bloodstream for a shorter time than normal, eventually causing them to die before they can be fully restored. Other factors which causes anemia are as follows:

> Blood Loss if you’re treated with dialysis for kidney failure,

> Infection

> Inflammation

> Malnutrition, a state where the body doesn’t get proper nutrition's.

Mechanism Kidney Department of Hiranandani Hospital, Uses To Examine Anemia

Here, medical test, blood test, physical exam, and your previous medical history is used to diagnose anemia in CKD.

Medical History:

Professionals at Hiranandani Hospital will check your medical history to ask about,

> Your Symptoms

> Present And Past Medical Condition

> Prescription and Over time medicines required

> Your Family History

Physical Exam:

> Check your blood pressure,

> Check your Heart Rate

> Examine Your Body, which includes, checking in change of colors, rashes and bruising.

Blood Test:

Healthcare professionals of Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital Kidney Transplant department, use blood tests to check signs of anemia and CKD in a patient’s body by sending samples to the lab for the test. Blood Count Test checks many parts and feature of the blood, which checks the following,

> Number of Red Blood Cells

> Average Size of Red Blood Cells

> Amount of Hemoglobin in your blood and in your red blood cells

> Number of developing red blood cells in your blood

In order to stop anemia from getting worse, it is recommended to reach out to highly professionalized healthcare professionals. You may need to change what you eat to treat your anemia on time. Work with healthcare professionals to design meal plans which are suitable for your healthcare routines, eating while managing your eating and healthcare routine. Some of these foods have high amounts of protein, sodium and phosphorus which people with CKD may need to limit. Here, get yourself in touch with healthcare professionals of Hiranandani Hospital, when you feel confused or want to get yourself diagnosed.