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Complete and irreversible kidney failure is sometimes called end-stage renal disease, or ESRD. If your kidneys stop working completely, your body fills with extra water and waste products. This condition is called uremia. Your hands or feet may swell. You will feel tired and weak because your body needs clean blood to function properly.
What happens when kidneys shut down? Experts of our center point out that kidneys can not only help discharge metabolic wastes, excess fluid, etc but also maitain useful substances. Besides, they are responsible for the adjustment of blood pressure, production of EPO and so on. When kidneys shut down, their normal operation will be influenced. As a consequence, various symptoms like high blood pressure, edema, pain, anemia, protein in urine and so on will come into being. In advanced stage, it will develop into kidney failure.