The kidneys are dark red, bean-shaped organs on either side of the spine at waist level. The kidneys form urine by cleaning the blood through millions of microscopic filters called nephrons. Urine then comes from the kidneys to the bladder. Kidneys undertake the following tasks in order to regulate body functions;
- In order to regulate the body fluids, they take it from the kidney arteries to clean the blood and transmit it to the general circulation via the renal veins. It removes the structure and volume balance of body fluids and waste products in the form of urine.
- Waste products are formed by the burning of proteins as a result of activities in food and normal muscles. These substances are then excreted in the urine.
- Healthy kidneys in the body secrete important chemical substances called hormones.
- Helps control the production of blood cells.
- Helps strengthen bones.
What are the Causes of Kidney Failure?
Kidney failure can have many causes. These; Inflammation of some parts of the kidney, damage to the filtering parts of the kidney can be listed as inflammation, diabetes, kidney cysts, high blood pressure, and decreased blood flow caused by damage to some vessels going to the kidneys.
What are the Symptoms of Kidney Failure?
Kidney failure manifests itself in two forms, acute and chronic. Acute renal failure is kidney failure in which the kidneys take a short break from their functions and are reversible. If timely, early diagnosis and treatment is done, the kidneys of the person can continue to work normally. In chronic renal failure, the situation becomes more serious. Findings of kidney failure; decrease in the amount of daily urine or excessive urination, shortness of breath, palpitation, yellowish brown color of the skin, loss of appetite, weakness, drinking a lot of water, blood pressure elevations, significant water accumulation in the eyelids and feet, painful urine, turbid, bloody urine, night It can be listed as multiple trips to the toilet, confusion, convulsions, nocturnal urinary incontinence and developmental delays in children.
How Is Kidney Failure Treated?

What we call kidney failure is the inability of the kidneys to perform the task of cleaning the blood in any way. The level of harmful wastes in the blood rises. Blood salts go out of normal limits. If the blood potassium rises too much above normal, it can be life-threatening.
In the past, there could be vital losses from kidney failure. However, nowadays, with advanced medicine, kidney failure can be controlled and treated. For this reason, it is necessary not to be afraid of kidney failure today, but to act cautiously. If kidney failure is in its last stage, it is not possible to treat only with medication. Here, additional treatment methods that will support the kidney should be applied.
These methods are;
- Dialysis
- It is in the form of kidney transplant.
Kidney transplantation is the removal of harmful wastes from the body by attaching a new kidney taken from another person to the patient. Kidney transplantation can be taken from a living donor or from a dead person.
Dialysis can be applied in two ways
hemodialysis; It is a form of treatment in which the patient's blood is filtered through a special filter by means of a machine, the harmful substances are cleaned and the cleaned blood is returned to the patient. Peritoneal (Abdominal) Dialysis; It is a method where the patient's own peritoneum functions like a filter to clean the blood from harmful wastes. The type of dialysis in which the person's own peritoneum is used is called peritoneal dialysis, that is, abdominal dialysis.