Ankle edema may occur in uremic patients with water metabolism disorders and sodium retention.
Patients with uremia have a severe decline in glomerular filtration and reabsorption, and often develop various electrolyte and acid-base balance disorders, of which metabolic acidosis and water-sodium balance disorders are the most common, and water-sodium retention may be manifested as subcutaneous edema of varying degrees and/or fluid in the body cavities, and ankle edema may occur.
Patients with uremia may also present cardiovascular symptoms such as hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy, heart failure, uremic cardiomyopathy, vascular calcification, respiratory symptoms such as shortness of breath, pulmonary edema, pleural effusion, gastrointestinal symptoms such as lack of appetite, nausea and vomiting, and taste of urine in the mouth.
Uremia patients should go to the hospital in time, and standardize the treatment under the guidance of professional physicians.