Preserving Renal Function with Medication. 1  1. Control your blood pressure. If diet and exercise are not sufficient to keep you from developing hypertension, your doctor may prescribe medications. 2  2. Address anemia. Most patients with kidney failure (except those with polycystic kidney disease) will develop anemia.
Motor Functions. The phrenic nerve provides motor innervation to the diaphragm; the main muscle of respiration. As the phrenic nerve is a bilateral structure, each nerve supplies the ipsilateral side of the diaphragm (i.e. the hemi-diaphragm on the same side as itself).
Quick Answer. Injury to the phrenic nerve can paralyze the diaphragm and have a serious impact on the regulation of breathing, such as difficulty during inhalation, according to the UCLA Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. The phrenic nerve is responsible for the function of the diaphragm. Continue Reading.