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Suggest Treatment For Kidney Problem With Below 5% Functioning

Hello sir/madam, my uncle have problem with his kidney, I think he's too late in realizing how bad his kidney condition is. and now the function of his kidney is below 5% and he's doing dialisis twice a week. do you have any sugestion for him? what to do? what can be done in this situation?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello
Thanks for query .
You have not mentioned age of your uncle in your query .
Based on his kidney function to be only 5% and he has Chronic Paranchymal kidney disease which irreversible .

There are only two treatment options
1) To continue Dialysis twice a week for life long and medications advised by a Nephrologist
2) Kidney transplant ( kidney donated by related donor ).

Dr.Patil.
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Suggest Treatment For Kidney Problem With Below 5% Functioning

Hello Thanks for query . You have not mentioned age of your uncle in your query . Based on his kidney function to be only 5% and he has Chronic Paranchymal kidney disease which irreversible . There are only two treatment options 1) To continue Dialysis twice a week for life long and medications advised by a Nephrologist 2) Kidney transplant ( kidney donated by related donor ). Dr.Patil.