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Kidneys working at 14% indicate end stage kidney disease. Faced by a variety of symptoms and complications, patients must be worried about their life expectancy. If fortunately, patients can still live as long as general population. If not, they may have life-threatening problems in the near future.
According to the above content, we should know it is quite difficult to predict the life expectancy for patients with 14% kidney function. If you have a similar experience and do want to know your lifespan, you need to send your latest test report to kidneyservice@hotmail.com. Then, kidney experts from Kidney Service China can estimate your life expectancy respectively with or without treatments.
Here, we invite some nephrologists to give some suggestions for prolong these patients’ life. Try to detect whether they are suitable for you.
1. Make sure your diet modified according to your illness condition
A kidney-friendly diet can help manage patients’ complications and slow down the progress of kidney disease. In addition to low sodium and protein, patients with 14% kidney function should also pay attention to the intake of fluid, potassium, phosphorus, fat, calcium, and so on.
2. Take medications as doctors recommend
When kidneys are unable to play their function effectively, many medications and drugs are needed to manage patients’ symptoms such as high blood pressure, anemia, muscle cramps, bone disease, proteinuria, and so on. Well control of these symptoms and complications can help improve patients’ life expectancy largely.
3. Improve kidney function as much as possible
With 14% kidney function, patients can still improve their kidney function through adopting effective treatments. As for which therapy is best for you, it should depend on your illness condition. Hopefully, you can choose the best treatment option with online doctor’s guidance.
