Can Traditional Chinese Medicine Cure Hypertensive Nephropathy

Since the natural and effective effect, Traditional Chinese Medicine are chosen by more and more people whether from western countries or eastern countries.

Hypertensive Nephropathy is the disorder called benign or malignant arteriolar nephrosclerosis caused by primary hypertension. The patients with this form of disease often have high blood pressure throughout the year for quite a long time. The symptoms of the Hypertensive Nephropathy include the increase of urinary output, especially at night, the decrease of urinary concentrating function, little protein in the urine, microscopic hematuria and other complications of high blood pressure. The experts of Beijing United-Tech Nephrology Specialist Hospital explain that the patients with Hypertensive Nephropathy could be cured clinically and live as long as the normal person if they are treated by right therapies in the best time.

In different stages of the Hypertensive Nephropathy, correspondent methods are suggested to be used to treat the disorder. Early diagnosis and prompt and efficient treatment can greatly improve the chance of your successful recover.
In the early stage of the disorder, if the patients have mild high blood pressure and all of the indexes present normal after the routine urine test, non-drug treatment is needed but keeping good mood, losing weight, limit intake of salt, alcohol drinking, as well as moderate physical exercise such as practice of Qigong and Taichi (a kind of traditional shadow-boxing exercise of China). If you have high blood pressure, please monitor its level on a regular basis and record the value for the doctors to evaluate your conditions besides healthy lifestyles in case of the Hypertensive Nephropathy.

The drugs against high blood pressure such as diuretic, βreceptor blocker, calcium antagonists and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACEI) are suggested to take in case of the disorder get worse. Of which, the ACEI works more effectively than other drugs in reducing the amount of the protein in the urine to keep the high blood pressure under control, finally slowing down the progression of Hypertensive Nephropathy.

When the disease develops into malignant arteriolar nephrosclerosis and deteriorates in a short time and the patients who have the complications of hypertension encephalopathy, vision dropping rapidly and intracranial hemorrhage are not able to take oral medicines, it is suggested to use of vein medication such as sodium nitroprusside to control the blood pressure within 12-24 hours. The patients with malignant high blood pressure are recommended to take minoxidil that can fight against the high blood pressure quickly in their early treatment.


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