Can I Stop Dialysis If I Reach a Normal Creatine Level
Dialysis is usually used by the people with kidney damage in which their kidneys cannot work well enough to remove the waste products in the blood. Creatinine is a toxin of muscle metabolism which also works as a indication of Kidney Disease.Can I Stop Dialysis If I Reach a Normal Creatine Level?
I am afraid the answer is no. You cannot make the decision only on the basis of creatinine levels. Read on and find the two main reasons.
- Even creatinine level is a very common indication for kidney disease, it is not very smart and accurate medical measure. Usually, when your creatinine level elevates, there are at least 50% of kidney function is missing. So if you kidney damage stays in a mild condition, the creatinine level may still stay in a normal level. Thereby, a normal creatinine level doesn’t mean your kidney condition is okay. So it should not be a standard for you to stop dialysis. It only works as an reference for your doctor.
- Normal creatinine level doesn’t mean other waste products levels are normal. Creatinine is a kind of small sized toxins. When your kidneys are damaged, there may be as much as 90 kinds of toxins building up in your blood. Dialysis helps remove the small sized toxins, such as creatinines, BUN etc. However this therapy cannot eliminate the middle sized and large sized toxins. Thereby, even dialysis helps remove the creatinine into a normal level, there is still a chance that other toxins exist in the blood. So you are suggested to take Special Test to measure the toxins in blood and decide whether it is a proper time to stop dialysis.
Good news is that many other Blood Purification treatments help to remove the middle and large sized water products in the blood. If you have interest, you can read about the related article in the page of Treatment or you can leave a message below. We are here to help.
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