There are many causes to Kidney
Diseases. They range from Diabetes to Cirrhosis of the Liver. More
This post is about the later. The proper medical term for this
condition is Hepatorenal Syndrome. This is caused by Acute Liver
Failure, Alcohol Hepatitis or Cirrhosis of the liver. Below you will
learn the symptoms that go along with this disease or condition. The
end result is most commonly death.
Conditions that arise from this type of
condition include blood pressure that rapidly decreases every time
the patient moves or shifts. Changes in their mental states,
confusion or delirium. The patient may exhibit signs of dementia.
Muscle jerks or twitches. Dark colored urine that goes along with
the patient not producing any urine. This can cause swelling in the
face and extremities. Yellow skin or Jaundice. I believe this to be
an early sign of liver failure.
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Now on to my personal experience with
this whole thing. My stepdaughter's father is going through this
right now. I am not sure how much longer he has to live. The man is
in Hospice as I am typing this. I have noticed that his urine is
either not their or just blood. His hands are starting to swell, and
he has shown some twitching. Not to mention thirst. These are all
signs of Acute Renal Failure End Stage.
From what I have learned from reading
different sources on the net, the time frame of life for this is very
unpredictable. It could be from days to weeks. Its too hard to tell
because all patients are different. Some doctors tell you that
kidney failure is the least painful way to die. Not sure about this,
because at Hospice they wont let him eat or drink. It seems to me
that is just a way to speed the process along. The nurse did mention
that they do not want him to aspirate. This is all new ground for
me, if anyone knows more, please comment.
Here is to hoping that this process
goes along with the man having the least amount of pain possible. I
want nothing more that that for my stepdaughter. There is enough
stress on her and him at the moment. So, in closing if you know that
your suffering from liver failure or kidney disease, please do
something about it. You need to see and work with your doctor to
have the possibility of a transplant. Check back for more as time
goes by.
