Chronic Kidney Disease:   A Case Series

Girish  Gupta; Naveen Gupta; Dileep  Pandey; Gaurang Gupta

doi:10.48165/ahr.2023.8.2.3

Authors

Girish Gupta Gaurang Clinic and Centre for Homoeopathic Research B-1/41, Sector A, Aliganj, Near Novelty Cinema, Kapoorthala, Lucknow-226 024 (U.P.), INDIA
Naveen Gupta B-1/41, Sector A, Aliganj, Near Novelty Cinema, Kapoorthala, Lucknow-226 024 (U.P.), INDIA
Dileep Pandey B-1/41, Sector A, Aliganj, Near Novelty Cinema, Kapoorthala, Lucknow-226 024 (U.P.), INDIA
Gaurang Gupta B-1/41, Sector A, Aliganj, Near Novelty Cinema, Kapoorthala, Lucknow-226 024 (U.P.), INDIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/ahr.2023.8.2.3%20

Keywords:

Haemodialysis (HD), peritoneal dialysis (PD), chronic kidney disease (CKD), chronic renal failure (CRF), end stage renal disease (ESRD), serum urea, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), renal transplant, homoeopathic treatment

Abstract

Chronic renal failure (CRF) is a progressive and irreversible deterioration of renal functions. Diabetes, hypertension, indiscriminate use of antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are major contributory factors of chronic kidney disease (CKD) or end stage renal disease (ESRD). (1,2) In modern system, the role of medicinal treatment is very limited while haemo or peritoneal dialysis is cumbersome and expensive. Economic and legal issues limit the possibility of renal transplant and depends on the availability of donor.(3) On the other hand, homoeopathic treatment, if sought at an early stage, can help in maintaining or to some extent reviving renal functions by lowering serum creatinine thereby improving GFR. Gupta et. al. has done some work on the medicinal treatment of this difficult disease and have published the results.(4)

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