Top 1: Dialysis only cleanses blood and can not treatment kidney failure
Dialysis is the most commonly used medical method for kidney failure, not because it can treatment kidney, but because it can replace failed kidneys to purify blood. It only helps to cleanse blood and can not repair kidney damages, so dialysis is lifelong if no treatment is given to increase kidney function.
Top 2: Not everyone with kidney failure need to do dialysis
Dialysis is most commonly mentioned by kidney failure patients, because it is usually suggested when illness develops to kidney failure stage. However, this does not mean not everyone with kidney failure need to do dialysis. In general, if patients have no symptoms like vomiting, itchy skin and pulmonary edema, they can delay dialysis or take alternative treatment to increase kidney function. Dialysis is not needed if GFR can be increased to be higher than 15.
Top 3: There is chance to stop dialysis successfully
Many people hold the idea that dialysis can not be stopped, but actually it is not true. Dialysis is needed as kidneys can not help to maintain the normal life activity. There is no treatment for chronic kidney failure, because dead kidney tissues can not be treatment , but this does not mean there is no way to increase kidney function. In medicine, many treatments like Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, Immunotherapy, Blood Pollution Therapy and Circle Therapy can be applied to strengthen kidney. When kidney function is increased to the the level that is able to sustain the life, dialysis can be stopped.
Top 4: Dialysis is risky
Dialysis is really helpful and life-supportive, but it is also risky. Long-term dialysis always cause physical discomforts like headache, skin itching, vomiting, tiredness, infection and sleep problems. What is worse, survival rate decreases over time after starting dialysis.
Top 5: Creatinine level might keep being high after dialysis
Serum creatinine level is an important indicator to decide whether dialysis is needed. Creatinine and urea nitrogen belong to small molecular substances, and dialysis is especially effective in removing these substances, so usually high creatinine level can be reduced down to the normal range. However, in some cases, serum creatinine level is still high after dialysis, which usually means dialysis can not effectively purify blood any more.
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