Post Date December, 03 2023
Renal failure has a certain hidden nature, which can easily be misdiagnosed as other diseases, causing great harm to patients. For this reason, many patients may have the question, why is renal failure misdiagnosed? Let's explain it in detail
Why is renal failure misdiagnosed? Nephrology experts of Phoenix TCM pointed out that all renal failure cases are chronic kidney disease cases when diagnosed, so it is easy to diagnose gastrointestinal diseases and anemia from the appearance, followed by hypertension, and individual cases are misdiagnosed as diabetes and cerebral infarction.
Renal failure is a group of syndromes caused by various chronic kidney diseases that damage the kidney and make the kidney unable to maintain its basic function. It is characterized by the retention of metabolites and toxins, water, electrolyte, acid-base balance disorders, and some endocrine dysfunction. It is the common outcome of the continuous progress of various primary and secondary kidney diseases. Its final stage is called uremia.
1. Many patients will be misdiagnosed as diabetes due to thirst and nocturnal polyuria, and hypertension and hemiplegia will be misdiagnosed as cerebral infarction.
2. Many patients with gastrointestinal symptoms are characterized by anorexia, nausea, vomiting, upper abdominal discomfort, and black stool. If clinicians have insufficient experience, they are easily satisfied with the diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases, leading to misdiagnosis.
3. Many patients may believe that they have a family history of hypertension, and many are misdiagnosed as hypertension. In addition, they have a family history of hypertension, ignoring urine routine tests, renal function tests, and other tests. They do not ask the patient in detail if they have any accompanying symptoms such as fatigue, anorexia, nausea, and edema, and are misdiagnosed.
5. Many patients suffer from anemia, and many doctors do not make in-depth diagnosis, which can lead to misdiagnosis. Almost all patients have anemia, and there are inhibitory red cell growth factors, shortened red cell lifespan, insufficient hematopoietic materials, acute and chronic blood loss in the patient's plasma. If clinicians do not comprehensively analyze the relationship between anemia and the accompanying symptoms of the patient, it is easy to misdiagnose.
The above describes the causes of misdiagnosis of renal failure. Doctors and patient friends should be cautious when diagnosing renal failure. When diagnosing renal failure, multiple factors should be considered, otherwise it can easily lead to misdiagnosis of renal failure.
