Chronic Kidney Disease
April 19, 2023
Chronic kidney disease, also called chronic kidney failure, involves a gradual loss of kidney function.
Signs and symptoms of chronic kidney disease develop over time if kidney damage progresses slowly. Loss of kidney function can cause a buildup of fluid or body waste or electrolyte problems. Depending on how severe it is, loss of kidney function can cause:
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Loss of appetite
- Fatigue and weakness
- Sleep problems
- Urinating more or less
- Decreased mental sharpness
- Muscle cramps
- Swelling of feet and ankles
- Dry, itchy skin
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- that’s difficult to control
- Shortness of breath, if fluid builds
- up in the lungs
- Chest pain, if fluid builds up around the lining of the heart
