What will happen to the kidney when injured or diseased?

What will happen to the kidney when injured or diseased?

When your kidneys are damaged, waste products and fluid can build up in your body. That can cause swelling in your ankles, nausea, weakness, poor sleep, and shortness of breath. Without treatment, the damage can get worse and your kidneys may eventually stop working. That’s serious, and it can be life-threatening.

How would the cells of the body be affected if the kidneys are damaged?

When kidneys are damaged, they don’t make enough erythropoietin (EPO), a hormone that helps make red blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen from your lungs to other parts of your body.

Where does it hurt when your kidneys hurt?

Pain from the kidneys is felt in the sides, or in the middle to upper back (most often under the ribs, to the right or left of the spine). The pain may also progress to other areas, such as the abdomen or groin. Kidney pain is a result of swelling or blockage in the kidneys or urinary tract.

How does the kidney function?

Your kidneys remove wastes and extra fluid from your body. Your kidneys also remove acid that is produced by the cells of your body and maintain a healthy balance of water, salts, and minerals—such as sodium, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium—in your blood.

What happens if both of your kidneys fail?

If enough tissue dies, the organ fails. Since we have two kidneys, the diseased one will fail and the healthier one will attempt to do the work of both kidneys. If both kidneys fail, medications and dialysis can keep the person (the organism) alive.

What happens to your kidneys when you get old?

The kidneys can take a bit of an insult; in fact, kidney function deteriorates at a rate of approximately 10% per decade after one hits 40 years old. However, poor lifestyle can speed up the process, and it is very possible to damage the kidneys so much that it can no longer perform its function: filtering the blood.

Why do we need dialysis for urine poisoning?

This damage may also restrict the elimination of urine, causing the organism to start “poisoning” itself. In humans (and some animals), this necessitates the need for dialysis.