ABP LIVE Doc Talk | Living with 10% Kidney Function: 5 Things Dialysis Patients Wish You Knew

Whe
kid ey
fu ctio
decli es
to
a ou d
10%,
the
body
ca
o
lo ge
emove
waste
p oducts
efficie tly,
mai tai
fluid
bala ce,
o
egulate
esse tial
mi e als.
Without
p ompt
medical
t eatme t,
toxic
substa ces
build
up
quickly
a d
may
cause
se ious,
pote tially
life-th eate i g
complicatio s.
At
that
poi t,
a
Kid ey
T a spla tatio
P ocedu e
(KTP)
is
viewed
as
the
most
effective
lo g-te m
optio ,
givi g
eligible
patie ts
the
cha ce
to
egai
kid ey
fu ctio
a d
substa tially
imp ove
thei
quality
of
life.

Kid ey
disease
a ely
appea s
sudde ly.
I
most
cases,
it
develops
slowly
ove
ma y
yea s,
ofte
because
of
diabetes
o
high
blood
p essu e
that
has
ot
bee
well
co t olled.
Excess
blood
suga
ca
i ju e
the
kid eys& squo;
filte i g
u its;
high
blood
p essu e,
mea while,
damages
the
blood
vessels
that
help
the
kid eys
fu ctio .
Autoimmu e
diso de s,
epeated
kid ey
i fectio s,
i he ited
diseases
such
as
polycystic
kid ey
disease,
a d
p olo ged
use
of
ce tai
kid ey-damagi g
medicatio s
ca
also
co t ibute.

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Tips
Fo
Ma agi g
Kid ey
Health

• 
  Adopt
  a
  Kid ey-F ie dly
  Diet:
  Eat
  a
  bala ced
  diet
  suited
  to
  you
  stage
  of
  kid ey
  disease.
  Cutti g
  back
  o
  excess
  sodium,
  p ocessed
  foods,
  a d
  u healthy
  fats
  may
  help
  ma age
  blood
  p essu e
  a d
  lesse
  additio al
  st ai
  o
  the
  kid eys.
• Keep
  Diabetes
  a d
  Blood
  P essu e
  U de
  Co t ol:
  Ma agi g
  blood
  suga
  a d
  blood
  p essu e
  effectively
  ca
  slow
  disease
  p og essio
  a d
  help
  p otect
  the
  kid ey
  fu ctio
  that
  emai s.
• Stay
  Co siste t
  with
  P esc ibed
  Medicatio s:
  Take
  p esc ibed
  medicatio s
  as
  di ected,
  atte d
  egula
  co sultatio s,
  a d
  complete
  outi e
  mo ito i g.
  These
  steps
  help
  ide tify
  complicatio s
  ea ly
  a d
  suppo t
  effective
  disease
  ma ageme t.
• Mai tai
  a
  Active
  a d
  Healthy
  Lifestyle:
  Regula ,
  mode ate
  physical
  activity,
  a
  healthy
  weight,
  avoidi g
  tobacco,
  a d
  limiti g
  alcohol
  all
  make
  impo ta t
  co t ibutio s
  to
  kid ey
  a d
  ca diovascula
  health.
• U de sta d
  You
  T a spla t
  Optio s
  Ea ly:
  People
  with
  adva ced
  kid ey
  disease
  may
  be efit
  f om
  a
  t a spla t.
  Lea i g
  about
  both
  livi g
  a d
  deceased
  o ga
  do atio
  ca
  help
  patie ts
  a d
  families
  make
  i fo med
  decisio s
  a d
  avoid
  delays
  i
  accessi g
  pote tially
  life-savi g
  t eatme t.

Suggested
T eatme t
Optio s

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Fo
patie ts
with
e d-stage
kid ey
disease,
the
Kid ey
T a spla tatio
P ocedu e
(KTP)
is
widely
co side ed
the
gold
sta da d
of
t eatme t.
Replaci g
the
failed
kid ey
with
a
healthy
do o
o ga
ca
esto e
ea – o mal
kid ey
fu ctio ,
exte d
lo g-te m
su vival,
a d
help
patie ts
egai
a
mo e
active,
i depe de t
life.
A
successful
t a spla t
ofte
b i gs
bette
health
outcomes
tha
lo g-te m
dialysis,
alo g
with
fewe
dieta y
a d
fluid
est ictio s
a d
a
sig ifica tly
highe
quality
of
life.Howeve ,
the
success
of
t a spla tatio
depe ds
o
the
availability
of
suitable
do o
o ga s.
This
makes
o ga
do atio
a
c itical
compo e t
of
the
t a spla t
ecosystem.
Eve y
i dividual
who
chooses
to
pledge
thei
o ga s
has
the
pote tial
to
save
o
d amatically
imp ove
multiple
lives,
i cludi g
those
of
patie ts
awaiti g
a
kid ey
t a spla t.
I c easi g
awa e ess
about
both
livi g
a d
deceased
o ga
do atio
ca
help
b idge
the
gap
betwee
the
g owi g
umbe
of
patie ts
o
t a spla t
waiti g
lists
a d
the
limited
availability
of
do o
o ga s.