Saturday, August 15, 2015

Salt, High Blood Pressure And Kidney Disease

The body's blood vessels are closed, and heart and kidney connected, inside the blood, the more pressure (BP) is higher. And how much blood volume and blood on water and sodium, they are controlled by the kidneys, therefore, extremely important in the kidneys in blood pressure regulation.

We usually eat salt, drinking water, most generate urine through the kidneys. If too much salt, the kidneys excrete more than ability, salt and water will accumulate in the body too much, resulting in an increase in blood volume, leading to high blood pressure. If the kidney is a problem, even if just some very slight kidney damage, it may also cause its ability to decrease drainage natriuresis. Thus, kidney disease is a major cause of high blood pressure.

In fact, we usually say hypertension or essential hypertension, the incidence of very important reason is because the kidneys can not be completely discharged eat sodium and water, resulting in increased blood volume. So, how by regulating salt intake and excretion to treat high blood pressure do?

First, we must strictly control the salt intake, daily intake of sodium chloride controlled at 5 to 6 grams, the equivalent of 2 to 3 coffee spoons. According to our research, the majority of normal subjects and patients with hypertension usually eat salt exceed this limit. Therefore, in order to strictly control the salt intake is actually not an easy task. Because of the salt in the diet, except when cooking to put salt in many foods already contain salt, especially pickled foods. So, how do you know that salt intake is appropriate? Very simple, just check the content of sodium and chloride in the urine of 24 hours a day, 24-hour urinary sodium or chlorine 80 ~ 100mmol, equivalent to 5 to 6 grams of sodium chloride ʱ?? Thus, for high blood pressure and kidney disease, you should periodically check urine sodium and chlorine, to check whether the target sodium intake.


Secondly, if the strict control of sodium intake are still not effectively control blood pressure, and even edema, then rely on diuretics to help. Diuretic treatment of hypertension is one of the most important of the six antihypertensive drugs, through the promotion of renal natriuresis and drainage, reduce blood volume and lower blood pressure.

But for patients who have kidney damage, diuretics should note the following: ① renal response to diuretics may have declined, so often need to increase the dose. Glomerular filtration rate at 30ml / min or less, commonly used thiazide diuretics basically no effect, while a new loop diuretics should be used. ② renal excretion of potassium corresponding decline in capacity, using potassium-sparing diuretics need to guard against the occurrence of hyperkalemia. ③ when the glomerular filtration rate, decreased excretion of uric acid, we need to guard against diuretics cause hyperuricemia.

Salt, high blood pressure and kidney disease! In short, salt is very important for high blood pressure, and kidney is the mastermind behind both. Control salt intake, regulate renal excretion of salt, it is an important means of treatment of hypertension. In addition, any new diagnosis of hypertension, renal system check aspects must be made to determine whether the blood pressure caused by kidney disease. At the same time, high blood pressure and often cause kidney disease, and therefore patients with hypertension should be regular system checks the kidney area.


If you have any questions you want advice, you can contact us by E-mail: chinakidneyhospital@gmail.com or Tel: +8613633219293.

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