Treatment Plans for Renal Failure

Renal failure is not a illness,but a stage of the kidney disease,specifically refers to the end stage of chronic renal failure.

The Harm of Renal Failure
Usually renal failure refers to the 90% of the nephrons have stopped working and because of which all kinds os symptoms are led to. The common seen symptoms include metabolic disorders like water,acid,protein,sugar,fat and vitamin and so on. Besides as almost all the filtration function of kidneys have been lost,large amount of metabolic substances cannot be removed out,damage lesions of all organs will be caused. We can say it is total collapse of various parts and finally many complications will be caused.

General Treatment Plans for Renal Failure
So far almost all the treatment plans in hospitals are regular dialysis and kidney transplant.
But you should note that dialysis is not the treatment,instead it is a way to save your life temporarily. Dialysis cannot improve the dead conditions of the nephron at all,on the contrary,it may accelerate the shrinkage of kidneys since dialysis makes kidneys out of utilization. Or you can say it is just a temporary method.
As for the kidney transplant,its successful rate is low and it costs much. Even though you have succeed the operation ,the surviving life will be only about 10 years and you have to take the anti-rejection drugs for life.
The above the reasons account for why renal failure is know as fatal disease.
References from: http://sos-kidney.com/Treatment/1064.html#.U8em9UA3avk