World Kidney Day - 11th March 2021

World Kidney Day - 11th March 2021

World Kidney Day is being observed around the world for the second time today with the corona epidemic. This time the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) has the theme of World Kidney Day 'Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere' - Living Well with Kidney Disease. It can take many months and years for the health of the kidneys to be damaged.

Head of the Department of Nephrology, Kokila Ben Hospital, Mumbai, Dr. Sharad Seth explains, the bad thing about kidney disease is that the symptoms do not appear even after the kidneys are about 70 percent damaged. People are careless even when the disease is detected, because they do not feel discomfort.

Dr. of Lucknow. Kidney transplant specialist of Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr. Ishwar Ram Dhyal says that the kidneys have millions of microscopic filters called nephrons. Damage to the nephrons causes them to stop working.

However, healthy nephrons work harder to keep the kidneys functioning. After a while, a large number of nephrons stop working, causing the kidneys to suddenly stop clearing blood.

Kidney disease is also on the rise in children

Dr. PGI, Pediatric Urologist, Lucknow. MS Ansari explains that kidney disease is also increasing rapidly in children. 10 to 15 per cent of children have congenital kidney disease.

They have dysfunction in the bladder and kidney valves. Similarly, if we talk about healthy children, then 100 to 150 children out of 1000 have kidney related disease. In most cases the treatment is dialysis or transplantation.

Due to the Corona period, this time the theme of World Kidney Day (March 11) is 'Live well with kidney disease'. The World Health Organization's emphasis is on kidney health. Corona has also attacked the kidneys. In corona infections, 20 percent have kidney failure.

Five percent of patients have kidney damage due to taking this medicine. This means that the number of kidney patients increased by 25 percent during the Corona period. This has been revealed in the survey of Kanpur Kidney Foundation. Some patients had kidney disease suppressed and emerged after corona infection.

Kanpur Kidney Foundation has conducted this survey on 848 corona infected. Of these, 40 percent had kidney failure. After corona infection, his serum creatinine increased from one and a half to two milligrams to four milligrams. These patients needed more dialysis. In addition, taking remedesivir has also had an adverse effect on the kidneys of patients.

Corona causes kidney failure in 10 to 20 percent of infected people. At the same time, about five percent of the kidneys have been damaged due to the side effects of this drug. The effect diminished when patients were treated after the corona recovered. The kidneys began to improve. This effect was due to the chemical of Corona's medicine. - Dr. DK Sinha

Such kidney failure

The chemical cytokines of the virus accumulate in the blood vessels, causing the renal veins to constrict. The kidneys get less blood. This impairs kidney filters and reduces the output of the kidneys. Similarly, the chemicals in the corona drug also have adverse effects on the structure of the kidneys. Which makes the filters worse. Affects the size of the kidneys. Serum creatinine begins to rise in the blood.

Free dialysis of kidney patients in Ursala

Under the scheme of the government, free dialysis of kidney patients is done in the district hospital, Ursala. In PPP mode, the Varanasi-based company operates a dialysis unit here. At present, 63 patients are undergoing dialysis. The CMS of the hospital, Dr. Anil Nigam informed that six to seven hundred dialyzes are done in a month. Also, the hospital has its own separate dialysis unit. (Bureau)

Symptoms of kidney failure

1. - Bleeding in the urine
2. - Irritation in urination, frequent urination
3. - Feeling tired quickly
4. - Uncontrolled blood pressure
5. - Decreased urination

Rescue

• - Exercise regularly
• - Drink three liters of water daily
• - Avoid smoking, alcohol, and fast food
• - Keep the amount of salt in food low
• - Get your blood pressure checked regularly
• - Do not take painkillers unnecessarily
• - Have blood and urine tests after the age of 35

In the Patient Forum, remove the kidney patient's confusion regarding the merger

The Patient Forum will be held on Thursday on World Kidney Day. In this, kidney patients can get free information by asking any question related to their disease. Kidney specialist Dr. Deshraj Gurjar and bariatric surgeon Dr. Manish Verma told reporters at the Press Club on Wednesday that the Patient Forum would be held at Fortune Hospital in Shardanagar from 12 noon to 2 pm.

Dr. Gurjar said that if a person has high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and swelling in the legs, then he should get a kidney test. Frequent urination, burning sensation in urination are also symptoms of kidney disease. In addition, if someone has a history of kidney disease in their family, they should also take precautions. He informed that those who come to the Patient Forum will be given exemption in examinations and treatment.