Acupuncture and Renal Failure

Renal failure or also known as kidney failure is a medical condition where kidney failed to perform their function. One of the function of kidney is to filter waste from blood. The two type of kidney failure are acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. A kidney said to be impaired its function to filter the blood if the glomerular filtration rate of kidney is low. This condition detected by lack of urine production. [note]Kidney failure - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_failure[/note]  

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SYMPTOMS

CAUSES

TREATMENTS

 

SYMPTOMS

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Symptoms of kidney failure including : - Weakness - Breath shortness - Lethargy - Swelling - Confusion - Abnormal heart rythms Please note that mentioned above symptoms are the symptoms where kidney failure has reached its considerable stage. At the early stage, kidney failure usually produce no symptoms. [note]Kidney Failure: Signs, Symptoms, Causes & Stages - MedicineNet, http://www.medicinenet.com/kidney_failure/article.htm[/note]  

CAUSES

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Kidney injury which can lead to kidney failure is caused by : - A sudden drop of blood flow to the kidneys. This sudden drop of blood to the kidney can happen due to injury, bad infection, and dehydration - Injured because of certain medicine, poisons or infections. - Not enough urine coming out from kidneys due kidney stones or tumor. [note]Kidney Failure: Causes, Types & Symptoms - Healthline, http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/tc/acute-renal-failure-topic-overview#1[/note]  

TREATMENTS

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Related Acupuncture Points : Shu, Taiyin, BL 13 and LU 5, SJ 5 and LI 4 Acupuncture Treatment For Renal Failure In treating the renal failure, acupuncture treatment focusing on acupoints of KD3 and ST36. KD3 is a point that is located below knee while ST36 is the acupoint at medial posterior to ankle. Treatment of this to acupoints will reduce the activity of the sympathetic nerve in the KD22. Decreasing the nerve activity is crutial because it is the activity of the nerve that make renal disease becoming renal injury. Any slower progression of the renal disease can greatly benefit the treatment. [note]Renal Disease and Chinese Medicine - Missouri Acupuncture Services, http://missouriacupuncture.com/docs/renaldisease.pdf[/note]  

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