What is Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)?
Our kidneys filter blood to excrete chemical and mineral wastes. When people
suffer from permanent damage to the kidneys, the condition is called CKD. The
most common causes of kidney damage include Diabetes and high blood
pressure.
Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) is a routine blood test used to measure the
percent of kidney function. Normal range of GFR for healthy adults is 90
milliliters/minute or above. If the GFR stays below 60 milliliters/minutes for 3
months in a row, it means the person is affected by CKD.
Stages of Kidney Disease
Stages 1 and 2: Mild kidney disease. In stage 1, GFR is 90 or above; in stage
2, the GFR is 60~89.
Stage 3: Moderate kidney disease. The GFR is 30~59.
Stage 4: Severe kidney disease. The GFR IS 15~29.
Stage 5: End-stage kidney disease or kidney failure. The GFR is less than 15.
People with a GFR that stays less than 10~15 will need to have dialysis or a
renal transplantation.
Can chronic kidney disease be reversed?
Under conventional treatment, it may be impossible to reverse the kidney
disease. Patients can only take some measures to slow down further progression
of the disease.
The good news is that, in 2012, a brand new treatment has been developed in
China. This is called immunotherapy, which is created by the nation's top kidney
experts in our hospital on the basis of 26 years' experience and expertise in
treating a wide range of kidney diseases.
Immunotherapy aims at treating chronic kidney disease from the perspective of
immune regulation. After we eliminate the root cause, your condition can
certainly be reversed effectively. Patients are required to adopt therapy as
soon as possible. The early you receive standard treatment, the better the
outcome is.