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Health EducationChronic Renal Failure 慢性腎衰竭
2024/1/2Renal failure is renal cell injury which leads to reduced renal cell amount and inadequate elimination of body waste. When the injury is irreversible, it is called chronic renal failure. When the kidney is severely injured and leads to symptoms like edema, nausea, vomiting, and conscious disturbance, it’s called “uremia”.
Introduction to Polycystic Kidney Disease 多囊腎
2024/1/2Polycystic kidney is also called bubble kidney. Most patients belong to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. It mainly involves kidney, followed by liver and pancreas.
Nephrotic syndrome 腎病症候群
2024/1/2Nephrotic syndrome is caused by increased permeability of glomeruli, large amount of urine protein loss ( >3.5 g per day and subsequently leading to hypoalbuminemia < 3.0g/dl ), edema and hyperlipidemia (mainly cholesterol).
How to Protect Your Vascular Access 如何保護您的洗腎血管通路
2024/1/2Prohibit measuring blood pressure, drawing blood, or receiving intravenous fluid of wrist with vascular access.
Choices of Treatments for End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 如何選擇末期腎衰竭的治療方式
2024/1/2When renal function declined to below 10% of that of a normal person, the kidney can’t handle metabolic wastes and water efficiently. Then uremic symptoms, such as edema, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and dyspnea would appear. In addition to diet modification and medical treatment, renal replacement therapies are eventually mandatory for maintenance of homeostasis.
Introduction to Home Pertioneal Dialysis 認識居家腹膜透析
2024/1/2Home peritoneal dialysis is the modality of dialysis that you can operate by yourself. Home peritoneal dialysis is different from hemodialysis which needs to regularly visit the hospital three times a week. If the condition is stable, you only need to visit the hospital once a month.
Pre- ESRD Care: Diet control 未透析前腎衰竭病人的飲食控制
2024/1/2In pre-dialysis patients, low dietary protein intake can reduce the production of nitrogen-containing waste products. In addition, it prevents the deterioration of renal function.
What is hydronephrosis? 何謂水腎?
2024/1/2Hydronephrosis means abnormal dilatation of the collecting system of the kidney (renal pelvis). It can be classified according to its severity.
Hematuria 什麼是血尿?
2024/1/2Hematuria is red blood cells in the urine which might be gross hematuria and microscopic hematuria. Gross hematuria means the hematuria (red urine) can be seen by naked eyes clearly.