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Difficulty Breathing, Chest Pain, High BP. On Dialysis. Reason For Breathing Trouble?

Hi my partner is on diaylsis he s been on diaylsis for 13 years. He s had a stent in his heart about 5 years ago. He is now complainting of diffcuitly breathing , and slight chest pains. He s BP is very high but is being controlled. He eats healthy and goes to the gym. He controls his fluid intake and usually only needs about 1litre of fluid removed when on diaylsis. Why is he suffering with breathing?.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012
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There are many causes of breathlessness in a person on dialysis. First and formost fluid overload needs to be ruled out. Is he asthmatic? You will have to consult your physician who will beside doing a physical examination will also carry out all relevant tests,esp related to heart and lungs. Some times a person can become sensitive to dialuser membrane which can cause breathlessness, so this aspect also has to be looked into.
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Difficulty Breathing, Chest Pain, High BP. On Dialysis. Reason For Breathing Trouble?

There are many causes of breathlessness in a person on dialysis. First and formost fluid overload needs to be ruled out. Is he asthmatic? You will have to consult your physician who will beside doing a physical examination will also carry out all relevant tests,esp related to heart and lungs. Some times a person can become sensitive to dialuser membrane which can cause breathlessness, so this aspect also has to be looked into.