Diagnosis Methods for PKD

Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) now is affecting so many people all over the world, and it has become one of the most life-threatening disease. According to researches, there is an estimated 12.5 million people worldwide who are affected by PKD. So it is very important to find it early and to reduce its damage. Then how can we find it early by effective diagnosis method?

First, the family medical history of PKD: as PKD is a type of genetic kidney disease, and it has the characteristic of familial aggregation. So once there is one person in your family who is diagnosed as PKD, the family members had better take a examination of PKD. And if either the patient has this disease, each of their children has the 50 percent to have this disease. If both of the parents have this disease, the chance increases to 75 percent.

Second, regular examination: if you have this disease, when you take the examination, there will be the touchable nodositas of one or two kidneys. And if this disease is accompanied with infections, there is the symptom of tenderness. 50 percent of patients have the symptom of swollen waistline.

Third, clinical symptoms: ①, the symptoms of urinary tract: this disease usually attacks after 30 years old. The symptoms of urinary tract include renal colic, dull pain or swollen pain of the abdomen and back, hematuria, infections of upper urinary tract and kidney stones. Besides, there are the symptoms of chronic renal failure, such as headache, sickness, the decline of weight and etc.②, the symptoms of caediovascular system: they mainly include hypertension (sometimes it is one of the first symptoms), right ventricular hypertrophy, intracranial aneurysm and so on. ③, the symptoms of digestive system: 30-40 percent of patients are accompanied with polycystic liver disease. 10 percent of patients are accompanied with pancreatic cysts and 5 percent of patients are accompanied with spleen cysts.

Forth, adjuvant diagnoses: the following methods may help you to determine this disease more accurately.①, routine urine test, ②, osmotic pressure test, ③, routine blood test, ④, KUB test, ⑤, CT examination.

The above methods can help patients to find this disease early and more accurately. Hope that patients can adopt the effective treatment in time after the examination.


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