Elderly kidney patients how to protect the kidneys

1, careful medication 
Elderly patients with kidney disease may need regular medication, and some even long medication. If the prevalence of drugs need to be applied, must, under the guidance of a doctor, a small selection of kidney damage drugs, in order to avoid damage to kidney function. Most drugs have varying degrees of side effects, it will hurt the kidneys from the side effects of these substances excreted. Many painkillers, cold medicines and herbs have kidney toxicity, not without the guidance of a doctor and self-medication, or is likely to damage the kidneys unconsciously.
2, to prevent urinary tract abnormalities 
Elderly patients with kidney disease are more prone to urinary tract infections, also appear benign prostatic hyperplasia, etc., it should be timely detection of treatment. Regular catheterization or indwelling catheter can easily lead to infection, it should be avoided as much as possible.
3, keep warm 
Elderly kidney patients warm on the body more important significance, particularly when dramatic changes in the weather. Clinical findings, the weather was colder season or temperature changes, and new-onset kidney disease exacerbations was significantly increased. This change makes the temperature drops or vasoconstriction, affecting renal blood flow related. In addition, flu and other respiratory diseases equally detrimental to the kidneys, can lead to acute nephritis or aggravate existing disease, colds history of many kidney patients come for treatment before the onset of 1-3 weeks there.