【Common sense of kidney disease】 caused by renal damage commonly used drugs you must know Dose is t

【Common sense of kidney disease】 caused by renal damage commonly used drugs you must know

Dose is too large, long course of treatment is the main reason for kidney damage after treatment

Medical research results show that China's kidney disease patients showed an increasing trend year by year, a large part of which is related to improper use of drugs. In the event of drug-induced renal damage, will seriously affect the patient's health, ranging from damage to kidney function, induced nephritis; weight is caused by renal necrosis, acute or chronic renal failure, serious may even cause death, must be vigilant.

Commonly used drugs to cause kidney damage are:

Such as gentamicin, kanamycin and so on. These drugs use more than 10 days, the incidence of renal damage will be significantly increased.

1

Quinolones

Such as norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin and so on. Once the dose of these drugs is too large, it will cause hematuria, interstitial nephritis, severe cases can lead to acute renal failure.

2

Sulfa drugs

Such as the compound cotrimoxazole, after administration is easy to produce crystallization caused by obstructive nephropathy, hematuria, renal colic, or acute renal failure, especially in elderly patients with dehydration and more prone to. Therefore, when taking these drugs should be more water, and taking sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) tablets of urine, to reduce the damage to the kidneys.

3

Contrast media

In recent years, the application of a wide range of drugs, caused by acute renal damage is also more common. The hyperosmolarity of the contrast agent may aggravate renal ischemia and may also be directly toxic to the kidney. Because the contrast agent is allergens, can cause systemic allergic reactions involving the kidneys.

4

Chinese herbal medicine

Most people think that taking Chinese herbal medicine safe, non-toxic side effects, but in fact some of the Chinese herbal medicine due to taking excessive or contraindications in the application of the liver, kidney and other organs damage. Tripterygium wilfordii as an immunosuppressive agent, as a diuretic drug, Motherwort as a hemostatic agent, commonly used in the treatment of many diseases, but if excessive use can lead to acute renal failure.

Rhubarb as a laxative, widely used in patients with renal failure, but long-term use can cause hyperkalemia, endangering patients. In addition Kusnezoffii, Xanthium, Melia chinensis, TCS and other Chinese herbal medicine have long been due to excessive use of lead to kidney damage reported. Here solemnly reminded the elderly, especially those suffering from kidney disease in the application of Chinese herbal medicine to be extra careful.

Generally speaking, the dose is too large, long course of treatment is the main reason for kidney damage after treatment. Therefore, taking the above drugs, the first principle is to uphold the rational use of drugs, avoid drug abuse. At the same time, try to avoid two or more nephrotoxic drugs in combination, high-risk groups according to renal function to adjust the dosage and medication.

In addition, the patient must be regularly used to do renal function tests, in order to detect the early manifestations of drug-induced nephropathy. If found to have lumbar acid weakness, abnormal urine, limb swelling, fatigue, increased blood pressure and other signs of kidney disease, to be discontinued or adjust the dosage, in order to minimize the development of drug-induced nephropathy deterioration.