Autoimmune nephritis - Expert advice

A life care: autoimmune nephritis regardless of severity after 1-2 weeks of bed rest should be to improve renal blood flow, reduce the incidence of complications, be edema, blood pressure normal, stable disease may be appropriate to participate in sports activities , such as: walking, tai chi, etc., do not overdo, and rest time should be the law, to maintain adequate sleep time. Nephritis patients with poor immune resistance, susceptible to infection, it should pay attention to moisture and warm, try to avoid going to public places. Attention to oral hygiene, to avoid the occurrence of stomatitis. Keep the patient's skin clean, bedroom should be quiet, clean, light and suitable, should keep sheets flat, dry, soft and comfortable.
Second, diet care: diet therapy is delaying progression of renal damage autoimmune nephritis is an important content, the principle is quality protein, high in vitamins (except vitamin A), low phosphorus, low-fat diet digestible. Quality protein refers to eggs, milk, meat and other animal protein rich in essential amino acids, but their intake according to the disease. Fasting variety of spicy food. Have high blood pressure, edema, heart failure patients with ascites or to restrict salt intake, daily 5g less and less water to be appropriate, the amount of liquid into the body daily is generally equal to the previous day's urine plus 500ml.
Third, the drug treatments: medication prescribed time quantitative avoid the use of drugs for kidney damage, not prophylactic antibiotics to prevent drug resistant strains. At the same time to observe the effects of drugs, such as side effects of glucocorticoid is Cushing's syndrome, manifested as moon face, acne, hirsutism, central obesity, irritability, insomnia, can cause high blood pressure, gastrointestinal bleeding and induce or aggravate infection, symptoms promptly consult medical personnel.
Four, to observe changes in condition: long lasting immune nephritis may develop uremia, so individuals and their families should pay attention to changes in condition, abnormal situation immediately to the hospital, in order to avoid delays in diagnosis and treatment. Autoimmune nephritis patients into uremia often have varying degrees of anemia, easy bruising and subcutaneous bleeding gums. Early symptoms are headache, lethargy, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, oliguria and so on. Prevention of autoimmune nephritis patients into uremia while to prevent heart failure, early symptoms of heart failure is faster pulse, breathing difficulties, irritability, and a day and night urine output of less than 500ml, hypertensive encephalopathy occurs early symptoms are severe headache , jet-like vomiting and convulsions.

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