1. Primary glomerulonephritis: if nephritis like membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, rapidly progressing nephritis, membraneous nephritis and focal glomeruloscerosis are left untreated for a long time, they are likely to develop uremia.
2. Secondary glomerulonephritis: henoch-schonlein purpura nephritis, systematic lupus erythenlatosus nephritis, hypertension nephritis and diabetic nephropathy will step in uremia in the long run, because they can damage kidneys to varying degree.
3. Congenital and hereditary kidney disease: polycystic kidney, hereditary nephritis and all kinds of congenital renal tubular dysfunction can lead to uremia occur because of the impairment to kidneys’ ability to filter waste products.
4. Infectious disease: chronic pyelonephritis and nephrotuberculosis may also lead to occurrence of uremia, because such disease may affect other organs surround kidney and so as to the overall body.
5. Urinary tract blocked: kidney stone, bilateral ureteral obstruction, and narrow urinary tract will lead to waste products retaining in blood, increase burden of kidney, such condition will finally develop into uremia.
6. Other factors: some types of drug, heavy metal and keep on diet to lose weight all have great chance to induce uremia.
In general, no matter what the cause is, patients should observe what doctors instruct and take treatments as soon as possible in order to seize the best opportunity to protect kidneys.
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