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Suggest Treatment For Kidney Problem With Below 5% Functioning
Hello sir/madam, my uncle have problem with his kidney, I think he's too late in realizing how bad his kidney condition is. and now the function of his kidney is below 5% and he's doing dialisis twice a week. do you have any sugestion for him? what to do? what can be done in this situation?
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
Hello
Thanks for query .
You have not mentioned age of your uncle in your query .
Based on his kidney function to be only 5% and he has Chronic Paranchymal kidney disease which irreversible .
There are only two treatment options
1) To continue Dialysis twice a week for life long and medications advised by a Nephrologist
2) Kidney transplant ( kidney donated by related donor ).
Dr.Patil.
Thanks for query .
You have not mentioned age of your uncle in your query .
Based on his kidney function to be only 5% and he has Chronic Paranchymal kidney disease which irreversible .
There are only two treatment options
1) To continue Dialysis twice a week for life long and medications advised by a Nephrologist
2) Kidney transplant ( kidney donated by related donor ).
Dr.Patil.
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