Kidney Failure And Homoeopathic Treatment!

Kidney failure and homoeopathic therapeutics:

Other name: 
End-stage kidney disease

Definition: 
Medical condition in which the kidney no longer functions.

Classification: 
1) acute renal failure – develop rapidly
2) chronic renal failure – long course of affection

Causes of acute renal failure
1) low blood pressure
2) blockage of urinary tract
3) certain medication
4) compartment syndrome – muscle breakdown
5) hemolytic uremic syndrome

Causes of chronic renal failure
1) diabetes
2) high blood pressure
3) nephrotic syndrome
4) polycystic kidney disease

Symptoms:
1) oedema
2) low back pain
3) fatigue
4) vomiting
5) loss of appetite
6) vomiting
7) fatigue
8) oliguria or anuria

Complications of acute disease
1) uremia
2) high blood potassium
3) volume overload

Complication of chronic disease
1) heart disease
2) high blood pressure
3) anemia

Diagnostic methods:
1) acute: increased serum creatinine
2) chronic: glomerular filtration rate <15

Homoeopathic therapeutic rubrics: (collected and compiled from murphy, complete, boericke, synthesis repertories)

• Kidneys - inactivity Acetan. Alf. Benz-ac. Helon. Kali-n. Sacch-l. Solid. Ter.
• Kidneys - weak, kidneys - inactive Apis ars. Benz-ac. Berb. Helon. Solid
• Kidneys - kidneys, remedies - function, derangement Apis dig. Solid.
• Diseases - kidney, remedies - inactive, kidneys
• Acon. Apis coch. Ser-ang. Stram. Ter. Zing.
• Diseases - kidney, remedies - inactive, kidneys - atonyCoch.
• Diseases - kidney, remedies - inactive, kidneys - children, especially in Acon. Apis stram.
• Diseases - kidney, remedies - inactive, kidneys - duration, complete cessation of function up to fifty hours, in reconvalescence from typhus Zing.
• Diseases - kidney, remedies - inactive, kidneys - peculiar torpid actionApoc.
• Diseases - kidney, remedies - inactive, kidneys - scanty, with, smoky urine, brain possessed by unexcreted urea Ter.
• Urinary system - kidneys - inflammation - concomitants - heart failure Adon. Ars. Coffin. Dig. Glon. Saroth. Stroph-h. Verat-v.
• Urinary system - kidneys - inflammation - concomitants - uraemic symptoms Aeth. Am-c. Ars. Bell. Cann-i. Carb-ac. Cic. Cupr-ar. Hell. Hyos. Morph. Op. Pilo. Stram. Urea
• Urinary system - kidneys - symptoms uraemia - coma Am-c. Bell. Bry. Carb-ac. Cupr-ar. Hell. Merc-c. Morph. Op. Verat-v.