What Are the Early Symptoms of Chronic Renal Failure?
Aug 20, 2021
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Yuan Xiaoying
Introduction
Chronic kidney failure is divided into five stages. Stages 1–3 represent the early phase of chronic kidney failure; during this period, patients may be entirely asymptomatic, or may exhibit only nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, low-back discomfort, and nocturia (defined as waking up to urinate more than three times per night). Additional symptoms may include loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, acid reflux, and fatigue—where fatigue is primarily attributable to anemia.
Chronic kidney failure is divided into five stages: stages 1–3 represent the compensated phase, while stages 4–5 constitute the decompensated phase. Stages 1–3 correspond to the early stage of chronic kidney failure. Because the disease onset is often insidious and symptoms atypical, patients may be entirely asymptomatic or exhibit only nonspecific manifestations such as fatigue, low-back discomfort, or nocturia (defined as waking up to urinate more than three times per night).
Additional symptoms may include loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, acid reflux, and fatigue—fatigue being primarily attributable to anemia. Due to the nonspecific nature of these symptoms, they are easily overlooked. Patients are advised to undergo regular blood tests (complete blood count), urinalysis, and renal function tests—including serum electrolytes—to accurately assess disease status.
