Although medicine cannot reverse chronic kidney disease, it is
often used to help treat symptoms and complications and to slow
further kidney damage. Medicines to treat high blood pressure
Most people who have chronic kidney disease have problems with
high blood pressure at some time during their disease. Medicines
that lower blood pressure help to keep it in a target range and
stop any more kidney damage. Common blood pressure medicines
include: Glomerulosclerosis refers to scarring or hardening of
the glomeruli -- blood vessels located in the kidneys. The
glomeruli filter the blood as it passes through the kidneys.
They remove waste fluids that then leave the body as urine.
Damaged glomeruli can't perform their job adequately. As a
result, large amounts of protein from the blood leak into the
urine rather than remaining in the bloodstream. This leads to a
condition called proteinuria. Glomerulosclerosis can affect
children and adults... You may need to try several blood
pressure medicines before you find th