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Chronic kidney disease
My friend was hospitalized last week with high blood pressure and grade 4 hypertension retinopathy. Later after all tests doctor told it's stage 5 chronic kidney disease and his serum creatinine is 5.6. He never got any symptoms and no family history too about this. Is it curable ? Can transplantation gives 100% cure to this ? He is just 24years old. Please suggest what have to be done and how to overcome it.
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Dr. Vipul Chakurkar
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10 yrs exp
Pune
See a nephrologist & follow what he/she tells. Chronic kidney disease stage 5 is not curable with meds. Dialysis or transplant are the only two options. 50% of all patients with CKD5 have no prior symptoms & present to doctor only in very advanced stage.
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