How should uremia patients rest?

Written by Li Liu Sheng
Nephrology
Updated on October 19, 2024
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Adequate rest plays a very important role in the recovery of patients with uremia. If the condition of the uremia patient is in an acute phase, for example, if the patient feels palpitations, chest tightness, shortness of breath after activities, or even has obvious edema and high blood pressure, the patient should rest in bed and try to avoid getting out of bed. They should eat and take care of personal hygiene while in bed. If they feel chest tightness, they can also use oxygen. Once the condition of the uremia patient has stabilized, especially after undergoing hemodialysis treatment, and the symptoms of uremia have improved, they can rest out of bed and should ensure they get seven to eight hours of sleep daily. Only through sufficient sleep can the patient's mental state significantly improve. During the rest period, patients can also engage in appropriate recreational activities, such as outdoor walks, singing, and other activities.

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Does uremia cause fever in its early stages?

Fever is not an early clinical manifestation in patients with uremia; therefore, patients in the early stages of uremia do not exhibit fever. Typically, in the early stages of uremia, patients only show symptoms such as fatigue, poor spirit, lack of appetite, and easy fatigue, and may experience edema, such as swelling of the eyes and facial area after waking up in the morning, making it difficult for patients to open their eyes, and swelling of the lower limbs. In addition, patients also exhibit high blood pressure, such as increased systolic and diastolic pressures, which are difficult to control. Patients often exhibit clinical symptoms such as dizziness and headache. Patients also experience a significant increase in the frequency of urination at night and an increase in urine output, which are all early manifestations of uremia.

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Does uremia hurt?

The so-called uremia refers to patients whose kidney function has been lost by more than 90%, and the vast majority of kidney tissue has been destroyed. Although the condition of these patients is very serious, they do not experience pain symptoms. In patients with uremia, the kidney tissue has hardened, and in most of the causes leading to uremia, pain is not induced. Even though the kidneys have severe problems, there are no nerves in the kidneys to sense pain, as there are no sensory nerves, so the kidneys do not feel pain. Causes that can lead to uremia include diabetes, hypertension, chronic nephritis, urinary system stones, tumors, and more. Painful conditions are mainly caused by urinary system stones, while other causes generally do not entail pain.

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Precursors of uremia

The kidneys have a very strong compensatory ability. When kidney function is slightly impaired, they can generally still handle the basic physiological functions of the human body through compensation, so patients may feel that everything is normal. Despite the fact that the occurrence and development of uremia is a long and gradually worsening process, which can sometimes be very severe, it is still possible to detect early signs of uremia if one actively seeks them out early on. Early indications of uremia can be identified in time by going to the hospital for urine and blood tests. The early signs of uremia often manifest as general fatigue, which is the symptom most easily overlooked. Other symptoms of early uremia include edema, especially noticeable swelling of the eyelids and facial area after waking up in the morning. If it develops into systemic or persistent edema, the condition is already very serious. Additionally, early-stage uremia patients may also experience an increase in the frequency of nocturnal urination and more foam in the urine, as well as increased blood pressure, and even dizziness, headaches, and a lack of appetite. These are all early signs of uremia.

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How should uremia patients rest?

Adequate rest plays a very important role in the recovery of patients with uremia. If the condition of the uremia patient is in an acute phase, for example, if the patient feels palpitations, chest tightness, shortness of breath after activities, or even has obvious edema and high blood pressure, the patient should rest in bed and try to avoid getting out of bed. They should eat and take care of personal hygiene while in bed. If they feel chest tightness, they can also use oxygen. Once the condition of the uremia patient has stabilized, especially after undergoing hemodialysis treatment, and the symptoms of uremia have improved, they can rest out of bed and should ensure they get seven to eight hours of sleep daily. Only through sufficient sleep can the patient's mental state significantly improve. During the rest period, patients can also engage in appropriate recreational activities, such as outdoor walks, singing, and other activities.

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How is uremia caused?

Uremia, also known as end-stage renal disease, is actually the late stage of chronic renal failure development, capable of causing long-term chronic damage to the kidneys. There are many reasons for this, and if these causes persist over a long period, continuously harming the kidneys without effective removal or control, it could eventually lead to severe renal failure, ultimately causing uremia. The causes that can chronically harm the kidneys mainly include diabetes, hypertension, chronic nephritis, polycystic kidney, urinary system stones, tumors, and other such conditions.