Covid-19 and Your Kidneys
Most people who catch Covid-19 get better within weeks or months.
But some people develop lung, heart or brain problems. And those aren't the only organs at risk.
It is possible for covid-19 to lead to serious kidney disease. and if you're already living with serious disease, you're more likely to get severely ill.
Here's what you need to know to stay safe:
Kidney Damage From Covid-19 and Your Kidneys:
The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs below your rid cage. There's one on each side of your spine. They do two important to keep you healthy, like:
*Get rid of waste and extra fluid from your body through pee.
*Control blood pressure
*Help make oxygen carrying red blood cells.
Research suggests that more than half of the people hospitalized with Covid-19 , get an acute kidney injury. That's a sudden case of kidney damage, and in some severe cases, kidney failure, that happens within hours or days. It causes waste to build up in your blood and can be deadly.
Some side effects tied to Covid-19 that might play a role in an acute kidney injury include:
*Damage to kidney cells (or acute tubular necrosis) with septic shock.
*Increase in blood clotting
*Possible damage of the kidney
Some people don't have any symptoms of acute kidney injury. But you could have signs like:
*Not peeing enough
*Swelling in ankles, legs and around eyes.
*Tiredness
*Shortness of breath
*Feeling confused
*Nausea
*Seizures or coma
*Chest pressure or pain.
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But some people develop lung, heart or brain problems. And those aren't the only organs at risk.
It is possible for covid-19 to lead to serious kidney disease. and if you're already living with serious disease, you're more likely to get severely ill.
Here's what you need to know to stay safe:
Kidney Damage From Covid-19 and Your Kidneys:
The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs below your rid cage. There's one on each side of your spine. They do two important to keep you healthy, like:
*Get rid of waste and extra fluid from your body through pee.
*Control blood pressure
*Help make oxygen carrying red blood cells.
Research suggests that more than half of the people hospitalized with Covid-19 , get an acute kidney injury. That's a sudden case of kidney damage, and in some severe cases, kidney failure, that happens within hours or days. It causes waste to build up in your blood and can be deadly.
Some side effects tied to Covid-19 that might play a role in an acute kidney injury include:
*Damage to kidney cells (or acute tubular necrosis) with septic shock.
*Increase in blood clotting
*Possible damage of the kidney
Some people don't have any symptoms of acute kidney injury. But you could have signs like:
*Not peeing enough
*Swelling in ankles, legs and around eyes.
*Tiredness
*Shortness of breath
*Feeling confused
*Nausea
*Seizures or coma
*Chest pressure or pain.
Credit WebMD