Transplantology: diseases — симптомы, диагностика и лечение

Cirrhosis is the outcome of long-term liver damage, in which the working tissue is replaced by scar tissue, and the structure of the organ is irreversibly rebuilt. The liver has a huge reserve of strength and takes a long time to compensate for losses, so the disease goes on without symptoms for years, and the first obvious signs often appear already at the stage of complications. It is important to understand the difference: the scar itself does not disappear, but if you eliminate the cause - cure hepatitis C, stop drinking alcohol, lose weight in case of fatty disease - the progression stops, and the condition of the liver can significantly improve. Therefore, the diagnosis of “cirrhosis” is not a death sentence, but requires active action.

Chronic kidney disease is a gradual and irreversible decline in kidney function that occurs without any symptoms for many years. The kidneys have a huge margin of safety: complaints appear when more than half of their capacity has already been lost. Therefore, CKD is detected not by how you feel, but by two simple tests - blood creatinine with calculation of GFR and determination of protein in the urine.