How Can CKD Patient’s Itching Be Treated
Itching is a common symptom in patient with CKD, and it can cause patient to have obvious problem in his sleeping. While this symptom can be caused by many reasons, and how can this problem be treated?
In fact, there are several common reasons that can cause patient to have itching. A major cause of itching is the accumulation of nitrogen metabolic products, and it is also often caused by hyperphosphatemia, besides, nerve problem and anaphylaxis also often cause patient to have itching.
Thereby, how can itching in CKD patient’s be treated?
To treat itching in patient with CKD, treatment should be taken according to its real causes.
If patient’s itching is caused by the accumulation of nitrogen metabolic products, some measures should be taken according to patient’s condition. On one hand, patient’s protein intake should be reduced, so producing of nitrogen metabolic product can be reduced. Besides, patient will also need to take blood purification therapies, like dialysis, plasma exchange,etc, so that the excess nitrogen metabolic product can be removed out.
If patient’s itching is caused by hyperphosphatemia, which can cause patient to have hyperfunction of parathyroid gland, and that is the direct cause of patient’s itching. In the treatment, patient will need to correct his phosphorus level by reducing its intake in his diet, and patient may need to take phosphorate binder. Besides, the hyperfunction of parathyroid gland is directly caused by the shortage of calcium, so patient also need to increase his intake of calcium and vitamin D.
While if patient’s itching is caused by anaphylaxis, patient will need to avoid the medicines that they are allergic, or use other medicines to replace his allergic medicines. While if patient’s itching is caused by nerve problem, patient is very likely to need dialysis to remove the wastes and toxins in his body, which is the cause of his nerve problem.
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