Can Kidney Failure Cause Respiratory Problems?

Respiratory failure occurs when disease of the heart or lungs leads to failure to maintain adequate blood oxygen levels (hypoxia) or increased blood carbon dioxide levels (hypercapnia).

Respiratory failure can be acute (develops within minutes or hours in patients with no or minor evidence of pre-existing respiratory disease), acute on chronic (an acute deterioration in an individual with pre-existing respiratory failure), or chronic (develops over several days or longer in patients with existing respiratory disease).

Kidney failure can indeed cause respiratory problems.

The kidneys are remarkable organs, and it's often not until they start to lose function  that we realize just how important they are for keeping the body in a healthy equilibrium. They don’t simply filter waste as we all learned in school. They also help to regulate everything from blood pressure to red blood cell production.

With certain medical issues, the symptoms associated with chronic kidney disease are likely to be more significant and severe. In this article, we will discuss some of these symptoms, including edema, anemia, electrolyte imbalances, high blood pressure, and bone issues, and suggest possible ways to treat them. Most of these symptoms will not appear until Stage 3 or Stage 4 Kidney Disease, when the kidneys are working at 40% function or less, but they are also worth monitoring for kids with milder disease.

Common causes of true II  respiratory failure

• Severe asthma.
• Drug overdose, poisoning.
• Myasthenia gravis.
• Poliomyelitis.
• Rhomboiditis.
• Muscle disorders.
• Head injuries and neck injuries.
• Obesity. 
• Pulmonary edema.
• Adult respiratory distress syndrome.
• Neurothoracism.

Slinisal Ehamination of Kidney Disease –  Chronic Renal Failure

There aren’t actually very many signs that a doctor can look for when they are checking for CKD. They may look at your skin and eyes to see if you look pale from anemia, there may be some brown discoloration of the nails, scratches marks from itching, swellings in your legs or changes in the way your heart sounds.

They may also want to check that your nervous system is still working correctly by assessing how strong your muscles are and how well you can feel things. After that, they may want to try to feel your kidneys; this is often difficult, but in some cases when the kidneys are enlarged you can feel them and any changes in their size or shape.

Prognosis of Kidney Disease – Chronic  Renal  Failure

CKD is most universally a progressive disease, the initial compensatory  mechanisms give rise to further kidney damage and ultimately kidney function declines further. Conditions that cause rapid deterioration of renal function carry a poorer prognosis. People who smoke, have poor diabetes control, or are obese are likely to have their disease progress faster. 

If detected early, and managed appropriately, the rate of deterioration may be reduced and  in some cases, depending on cause, reversed. It is for this reason that early referral to a doctor who specializes in the kidneys (nephrologist) is ideal.