Talk about kidney disease
Most people think it is an adult disease
But in fact
It is not far from children
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8-year-old Xiaohao (pseudonym) found out uremia , and there are only two ways in front of him: either rely on dialysis to barely maintain life, or do a kidney transplant. Hearing the diagnosis, Hao's mother collapsed to the ground and cried loudly.
In fact, there were signs half a year ago: Xiao Hao's appetite dropped sharply and he was not thinking about food and food. Hao's mother thought he was just a picky eater and didn't take it seriously. It was not until he developed diarrhea and vomiting that he sent him to the hospital. The examination found that the creatinine value was more than 100 times higher than that of children of the same age!
Similar stories are not uncommon
Survey shows that
There are about 3 million children in my country with kidney disease
Among them, children with chronic renal failure
are still growing at a rate of 13% per year
How to find out if there is any problem with the child's kidneys?
Is there any foam in the urine that causes kidney disease? Is urine protein++ a big deal in
?
Let’s take a look at
How to detect kidney problems early?
The biggest regret of many patients with uremia is that they did not detect this disease earlier.
The kidneys have very strong compensatory ability. Even if only the last bit of function is left, they can maintain basic life activities. Therefore, chronic kidney disease usually has no obvious symptoms . It’s bad here: the kidneys are sick, and the patient is always the last to know that it’s often too late to come for treatment after the attack.
Facing the dangerous and silent enemy of childhood kidney disease
How to achieve early detection?
3 routine urine test is an important indicator for kidney disease screening and an effective method for early detection of kidney disease. If you find that your child has these symptoms, it is best to go to the hospital for a urine test:
- Eyelids or lower limbs swelling;
- Headache, fatigue, memory loss, and poor sleep;
- The foam in the urine increases significantly, And it lasts for a long time;
- urine color is abnormal such as yellowing, redness, darkness, etc.;
- urine volume is too much or too little;
- anemia , loss of appetite, inexplicably fatigue, etc.
Special reminder: If there are kidney patients in the family, the child has a higher chance of kidney disease , and it is best to undergo routine urine tests every six months. For children in general, doctors also recommend that routine urine tests be included in regular physical examinations, 1 to 2 times a year to prevent problems before they occur.
Is there any foam in the urine a signal of kidney disease?
The urine of nephropathy patients contains a lot of protein
is prone to foam
Is foamy urine a precursor to kidney disease?
calm down. There are many reasons for foam in urine :
- stand high or urinate too quickly or too fast, and the urine has a greater impact on the liquid level;
- When you drink less water and sweat too much, the urine is concentrated due to insufficient water;
- consumes a large amount of protein-containing food at a time;
- After strenuous exercise, fever, urinary tract infection and even mental tension.
However, often has foam in urine and does not dissipate for a long time, so be careful.
If is accompanied by edema or naked eye hematuria , increased nocturnal urine, high blood pressure , etc., it may be a distress signal from the kidneys. At this time, you should go to the nephrology department for treatment immediately. Is urine protein++ a kidney disease in
urine test?
Generally speaking, in the urine test results, the more "+" sign (positive) of urine protein , the heavier the degree of urinary protein; the "-" sign (negative) means that it is normal.
Many parents panic when they see the "+" sign of urine protein. When they see "++", they even more doubt whether their children have kidney disease.
. The routine urine test only measures the urine protein concentration of a certain random urine bubble. occasionally has urine protein, and there may not be any problem.
Drink less water and the urine is highly concentrated, and the urine protein "+" may increase; if urine protein "+" may also increase after urination in the afternoon, after a full meal (especially eating a lot of protein), or after vigorous activities.
But you must also take it seriously. You must follow the doctor's advice, follow up regularly, monitor continuously, and find out the reason. recommends further examination of urine for 24 hours, which is the gold standard for determining the degree of urine protein.
Author | Director of Nephrology Department of Shenzhen Children's Hospital Gao Xiaojie
Edit | Ye Qin Yin Zhen Editor in charge | Zhang Xiuli
Source | "The First of People" magazine
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