Do you know these common kidney diseases?

There are many ways to classify kidney disease. If time is used as the boundary, when kidney structure or function damage caused by various reasons exceeds 3 months, it is called chronic kidney disease. This damage is usually irreversible, and we can only try our best to protect the remaining kidney units and delay the progression of kidney disease. Otherwise, it is acute kidney disease. If the cause or risk factors can be removed in time, kidney function may still have room for "salvation" or even the possibility of "reversal".

Based on the etiology, kidney disease can also be divided into diseases originating from the kidneys (primary kidney disease), such as glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, polycystic kidney disease, pyelonephritis, etc., and kidney disease secondary to systemic damage (secondary kidney disease), such as diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive renal damage, gouty nephropathy, lupus nephritis, drug-induced renal damage, myeloma renal damage, hepatitis B-related nephritis, etc. The causes of kidney disease are complex and may also be combined with multiple chronic diseases or risk factors. Treatment needs to be targeted to avoid drug damage to the kidneys while taking into account the effectiveness of treatment.