Lupus Kidney Disease and Breathing Problem
Lupus Kidney Disease or Lupus Nephritis is an autoimmune kidney problem which may cause various symptoms and complications. Breathing problem is a complaint from lupus kidney disease.
Breathing Problem Cause
Actually, patients with Kidney Disease are more likely to develop breathing problem, which may be associated with heart disease.
Heart disease is a common complication of patients with Lupus Kidney Disease. Kidneys release a substance called renin which works to regulate the blood pressure. When kidneys cannot work well, they would cause high blood pressure. Over time, heart will be affected, causing breathing problem, such as difficult breathing or shortness of breathing etc.
In addition, kidneys damage can cause the imbalance of electrolytes for healthy kidneys can remove the excessive electrolytes in blood. When kidney damage, many extra electrolytes, such as potassium, phosphate, sodium etc may deposit in the blood.
Hyperkalemia is a result of electrolytes imbalance, which can cause damage to the heart and reduces breathing problem.
Another cause for breathing problem in patients with lupus kidney disease is dialysis. Dialysis is recommended when the kidneys cannot function well, however, this renal replacement therapy can cause some side effects, including breathing problem.
Breathing Problem Treatment
To deal with the breathing problem, we should focus on both the underlying cause and this symptom.
-finding the root cause. As mentioned above, there are many potential causes for breathing problem. Different causes will lead to different treatment care plan.
- improving kidney damage. No matter what the root cause is, you have to make it clear that kidney damages causes the Heart disease, Hyperkalemia and requirement of Dialysis. Thereby, treatment which can improve kidney damage are suggested.
Experts suggest Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy. It is a new modern herbal remedy which can help repair the damaged kidney tissues and improve kidney function. It has been used for lupus nephritis cases for many years. Read on and find the case of lupus nephritis treated by Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy: Mrs. Arroyo, Lupus Nephritis, Indonesia
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