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When Is Dialysis Needed?
Hi,I am Silpa,my mother is suffering from kidney faliour.Her one kidney is fully stop working and other 50%working,she is also high diabetic patient and she cant breath manually and she didn't body give response .Doctor advice for dialysis but we are affarid for her life risk,What u suggest?
Mon, 13 Jun 2016
Hello Silpa and welcome to HCM.
As an Urologist,i can understand your anxiety.
Your mother has kidney failure,which will need dialysis or kidney transplant.
The cause may be due to diabetic nephropathy,found after a kidney biopsy.
High creatinine,high potassium levels,symptoms like breathlessness and high B.P.,are indications,for urgent hemodialysis. It's a routine treatment.
In the long term,she will need to consider a kidney transplantation.
If you've any doubts,you can send them to me,as a direct question.
Dr.Matthew J. Mangat.
.
As an Urologist,i can understand your anxiety.
Your mother has kidney failure,which will need dialysis or kidney transplant.
The cause may be due to diabetic nephropathy,found after a kidney biopsy.
High creatinine,high potassium levels,symptoms like breathlessness and high B.P.,are indications,for urgent hemodialysis. It's a routine treatment.
In the long term,she will need to consider a kidney transplantation.
If you've any doubts,you can send them to me,as a direct question.
Dr.Matthew J. Mangat.
.
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