Identify the subrenal function of a renal watered patient by renal dynamics: small images, very powerful!

Hello! Today I would like to talk to you about a seemingly complex but very important topic: how people with kidney water understand their own sub-renal function through nuclear medicine. If you or your family have a problem with kidney water, the next article will help you! What’s kidney water? In short, the renal water is due to the fact that the urine is not drained and is accumulated in the kidney, resulting in the kidney “edema”. This may be due to urinal blockage, or it may be due to a urinary or bladder problem. Renal water affects the normal functioning of the kidney and can cause kidney failure even in serious cases. What’s the kidney? Renal dynamics are more like a nuclear medicine test. Through the injection of a trace radiopharmaceutical drug (e.g. 99mTc-DTPA or 99mTc-MAG3) to the patient, a dynamic image of the kidney can be clearly observed, including the excretion capacity and blood flow in each kidney. Why is a kidney dynamic image helping to evaluate the subrenal function? Renal split refers to the respective proportion of the kidney function on both sides. For example, the function of a healthy person should be close to 50 to 50 per cent. However, in the case of renal water cases, the obstructing side may have been severely “strikes” and the healthy side may have been overloaded. 1. Quantification of the sub-renal function: the specific work of each kidney (e.g. 30 per cent of the left kidney and 70 per cent of the right kidney) can be achieved through the renal dynamics. 2. Determination of the extent of the barrier: In combination with dynamic images, doctors can learn whether the urinal route is completely blocked. 3. Assessing the effectiveness of the treatment: comparison of the treatment to see if the operation or the drug has improved the kidney function. Was the examination painful? No pain at all! The whole check-up process is like a movie: you need to lie down on a check-up bed and make a film for about 30-60 minutes. You don’t have to hold your breath, you don’t need to drink too much water, it’s very easy. How much will the results help the treatment? Renal dynamics can help doctors to decide on treatment options: if one side of the kidney function is close to “end-of-life”, it may need to be considered for removal; if the function is available, kidney protection is a better option. Assess the feasibility of conservative treatment: if the barrier is not severe and functional, it can continue to be observed rather than immediately operated. Renal water, though it sounds serious, can be used in modern medical techniques, such as renal dynamics, to scientifically and accurately assess the function of the kidney and to choose a more appropriate treatment. If you have a problem with renal water, make sure that it is examined and treated at the advice of the doctor. Renal insufficiency, kidney failure, kidney insufficiency, chronic kidney failure.