Causes of Kidney Disease

Diposting oleh Unknown on Kamis, 12 September 2013

    Causes of Kidney DiseaseKidney is one of the tools expenses (excretion) in the body, shaped like a bean whose function is to filter impurities from the blood and throw it together with water in the form of urine. If the kidneys can not perform its function would be fatal to the body, and in the world of medicine known as kidney failure. In order to prevent the occurrence of kidney disease in our bodies, then we need to know what are the things that can cause kidney disease and type it.

Type of kidney disease in the two diseases, namely acute renal failure and chronic kidney disease each type has a different cause the following descriptions:

Causes of Acute Renal Disease
Causes of acute kidney disease can be divided into three major groups, namely:
Pre-renal causes, ie, reduced blood flow to the kidneys. It can be caused by:
  • hypovolemia (blood volume is less), for example due to heavy bleeding.
  • Dehydration due to fluid loss, such as vomiting, diarrhea, sweating and fever.
  • Dehydration due to lack of fluid intake.
  • Drugs, such as diuretics that cause excessive discharge in the form of urine.
  • Interruption of blood flow to the kidneys caused by obstruction of the renal vasculature.
Where the cause of renal damage occurs in the kidney.
  • Sepsis: The body's immune system is redundant because there is an infection that causes inflammation and damage to the kidneys.
  • The drugs are toxic to the kidney.
  • Rhabdomyolysis: muscle damage resulting in damaged muscle fibers clog the kidney filtration system. This can occur due to trauma or severe burns.
  • Multiple myeloma.
  • Acute inflammation of the glomeruli, systemic lupus erythematosus, Wegener's granulomatosis, and Goodpasture syndrome.