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Suggest Treatment For Low Blood Pressure And UTI
My father was rushed to the hospital with very low blood pressure. He was not responding to anyone. He had low blood pressure and a UTI. For weeks his lips were purple and a decline in eating and drinking pureed foods. He has PD late stage and had triple by-pass 10 yrs. ago. He has been in a nursing home for almost two months. Could this have been avoided - the UTI and dehydration?
Tue, 29 Sep 2015
Hello, I am Dr Mody and I would be addressing your concern,
Dehydration was the primary problem and most probably it was due to poor oral intake. This is extremely common in PD patients.
Now when you are dehydrated your body tends to conserve the maximum water as possible, helping to fall in urine out and this concentrated urine may be a good medium for infection, again the infection will result in further fall in urine and the cycle goes on.
The long hospital stay might be due to many Co morbidity he suffers from.
Though it could not have been completely averted, however timely intervention could have resulted in less severe form and resulted in early recovery. I do recommend hospice care even post discharge to prevent a repeat episode.
Regards Dr Priyank Mody
Dehydration was the primary problem and most probably it was due to poor oral intake. This is extremely common in PD patients.
Now when you are dehydrated your body tends to conserve the maximum water as possible, helping to fall in urine out and this concentrated urine may be a good medium for infection, again the infection will result in further fall in urine and the cycle goes on.
The long hospital stay might be due to many Co morbidity he suffers from.
Though it could not have been completely averted, however timely intervention could have resulted in less severe form and resulted in early recovery. I do recommend hospice care even post discharge to prevent a repeat episode.
Regards Dr Priyank Mody
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