Chronic kidney disease is divided into 5 stages. CKD stage 4 is considered the second advanced stage in the development of kidney problem. Read on and find its Basic, Symptoms, Treatment etc.

CKD Stage4

As mentioned earlier, CKD stage 4 is the second severe stage of the disease, where just a few inches keeps aways from End Stage Kidney Disease. During this time, patient’s GFR ranges from 15~29ml/min, which really stays in a low level than that of normal people. In this stage, patients have to care much on possible complications, which increases the risk to death, such as heart problem and anemia. (email to renal-disease@hotmail.com and get the complications list of CKD stage 4)

CKD Stage 4 Symptoms

Due to the severe damages on kidneys, the symptoms are much more obvious in this stage. If you happen to be a person with CKD stage 4, you may feel:

Fatigue, which is mainly associated with renal anemia.

Urine change, such as Blood in Urine, Protein in Urine, Less Urine Output etc.

Swelling, which may be beyond your control, due to the kidney function decline. Certain herbs can be used as natural diuretic. If you have interest, you can leave a message below this article to get the herbs list.

Pain, which may not only get your back involved, you may also feel bone pain, stomach pain etc.

CKD Stage 4 Treatment

In CKD stage 4, different parts of the body may be involved. Thereby, patients are suggested to take exact physical examination. This is the basic to build a personalized treatment plan. You can email to renal-disease@hotmail.com for tests list for CKD stage 4.

When you are at CKD stage 4, you should know the treatment goal is not only to alleviate the symptoms, but also to impair the damages kidney tissues, as well as to control the complications.

Treatments for Symptoms may include steroids therapy, dialysis, Blood Purification etc. Treatments for kidney damages may include Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, Immunotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine etc. Treatments for the complications may include surgeries, blood pollution therapy etc.