Effects of Chronic Renal Disease
Chronic renal disease is characterized by the progressive, irreversible destruction of both kidneys. The disease destroys the main functioning unit of the kidneys, the nephron. ... In effect, chronic kidney failure causes the normal functions of the body to experience severe complications. ... Complications of chronic renal disease can affect the body’s other systems as acutely. ... As this fluid volume builds in the blood, waste products of metabolism are also being excreted from the body into the blood, therefore causing more complications for the chronic renal disease patient. ... Chronic renal failure, affecting a patient’s overall feeling of well being, is also a life-threatening disease. ... The effects of chronic renal failure threaten all the body’s systems and may even contribute to a patient’s death if not attended to by a physician.