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What is uremia?
Severe decrease in kidney function. There are many causes of this, from repeated damage due to infections, diabetes, high blood pressure to autoimmunity (body's immune system attacking itself).
Symptoms of uremia
Swelling of any body part
Loss of appetite
Fatigue
Easily fatigued
Decrease in urine volume
Swollen legs / fluid retention in the legs
Headache
Feeling breathless
Questions your doctor may ask to check for uremia
Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose uremia
Do you have any swelling in any part of your body?
Do you have less or no appetite, therefore eat less food?
Do you feel fatigued?
Do you get tired easily?
Are you passing less urine?
Treatment for uremia
The main treatment is through replacing the kidney's "filtering" function. This can be done artificially through dialysis, or through a kidney transplant. In the meantime, specialists may prescribe medicines to control symptoms like itch and water retention.
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Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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