How to Treat Hypertension with Lupus Nephritis

Lupus is one systemic disease in which various organs and systems must be attacked. When kidneys are involved in this disease, we call it Lupus Nephritis and hypertension is just one common symptom of glomerulonephritis as well as Lupus Nephritis.

When glomeruli, kidney filters, are damaged, kidneys' ability to deal with fluid and sodium will decline. When sodium intake amount is more than the body's excretion amount, extra fluid and sodium will accumulate in the blood vessels. This can cause blood volume to increase, resulting in high blood pressure. In the same time, fluid and sodium retention can induce the vascular walls' thickness and decreased elasticity. Vascular resistance and response to catecholamine enhancements that can lead to elevation of high blood pressure.

Based on the pathogenesis of high blood pressure for Lupus Nephritis patients, kidney experts from Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital give out several suggestions.

For Lupus Nephritis patients, high blood pressure is always associated with swelling, so the treatment should begin from limiting fluid and sodium intake. A low-sodium diet requires patients to take in 2-3g of salt every day, and sodium intake may even be lower in severe conditions.

Then, patients should take anti-hypertensive medications to control their high blood pressure actively in order to prevent further kidney damage. Diuretics, ACEI,ARBs, and so on, all can help lower hypertension. Check with your doctor or doctor online to determine which one is useful for you.

Finally, treatments that can help normalize immune system, remove immune complexes and repair damaged kidney cells are needed. Immunotherapy, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, Immunotherapy and Clear Blood Pollution Therapy can help treat Lupus Nephritis effectively. When kidneys can deal with fluid and sodium balance normally, blood pressure will become controlled very well. Hopefully, these methods can help treat Lupus Nephritis patients' hypertension successfully.

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