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What Causes Shortness Of Breath When Suffering From Chronic Kidney Disease?
Question: Hi Doctor,
It has been an year since my father has been suffering from CKD. DM2 since 18 years.
After every 20 days 1 month he suffers from shortness of breath. Every time the doctors say that water has collect in his chest.
1. Today during dialysis, which is his second; first was done on 16/07/2014 Monday he was feeling very restless and breathless so he sat up. After he sat up his eye swelled a lot. He said that he was going to die. He says this everytime he feels very breathless. Whatever he eats he vomits. This has happened in a gap of 4 days.
Kindly advise on this. I'm very helpless. His creat is 8.41 currently.
2. He is able to pass urine but no stool. Indigestion. What should he take for this.
3. They has given him sleep medicine and now he sleeping since 4 PM.
4. He is on CKD diet. He takes only 1.5 liters of liquid. 700ml water and rest in food.
It has been an year since my father has been suffering from CKD. DM2 since 18 years.
After every 20 days 1 month he suffers from shortness of breath. Every time the doctors say that water has collect in his chest.
1. Today during dialysis, which is his second; first was done on 16/07/2014 Monday he was feeling very restless and breathless so he sat up. After he sat up his eye swelled a lot. He said that he was going to die. He says this everytime he feels very breathless. Whatever he eats he vomits. This has happened in a gap of 4 days.
Kindly advise on this. I'm very helpless. His creat is 8.41 currently.
2. He is able to pass urine but no stool. Indigestion. What should he take for this.
3. They has given him sleep medicine and now he sleeping since 4 PM.
4. He is on CKD diet. He takes only 1.5 liters of liquid. 700ml water and rest in food.
Brief Answer:
hi
Detailed Answer:
diabetics ARE KNOWN TO SUFFER FROM KIDNEY DISEASE AFYTER FEW YEARS. uTMOST PREPERATION IS REQUIRED TO TACKLE THE SEVERAL COMPLICATIONS THAT ARE USUALLY ASSOCAITED WITH DIABETES.
As per the history given by you, your father is accumulating water in his lungs and thats why feeling bretahless. It also can be due to high blood pressure and anemia ( less blood). YOu need to check these two aspects also. Let him go for three times a week hemodilaysis throgh arterio venous fistula. He can normal diet with slightl;y less salt ( dont decrease drastically ) includidng non vegetarian diet. He can take total of 1.5 lit of fluyids dialy. See that his hemoglobin is around 11 gma nd BRP less nearere to normal. As these patients are supposed to be having cardiac dysfunction also, you eed to get 2D Echo scan etc after consulting a cardiologist. Its bettrer to avoid sleep producing tablets. He cn take some laxatives to get free stools.
hi
Detailed Answer:
diabetics ARE KNOWN TO SUFFER FROM KIDNEY DISEASE AFYTER FEW YEARS. uTMOST PREPERATION IS REQUIRED TO TACKLE THE SEVERAL COMPLICATIONS THAT ARE USUALLY ASSOCAITED WITH DIABETES.
As per the history given by you, your father is accumulating water in his lungs and thats why feeling bretahless. It also can be due to high blood pressure and anemia ( less blood). YOu need to check these two aspects also. Let him go for three times a week hemodilaysis throgh arterio venous fistula. He can normal diet with slightl;y less salt ( dont decrease drastically ) includidng non vegetarian diet. He can take total of 1.5 lit of fluyids dialy. See that his hemoglobin is around 11 gma nd BRP less nearere to normal. As these patients are supposed to be having cardiac dysfunction also, you eed to get 2D Echo scan etc after consulting a cardiologist. Its bettrer to avoid sleep producing tablets. He cn take some laxatives to get free stools.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
PFA the reports and note that Haemoglobin is low so is albumin. Also find attached the medication he is taking. Kindly suggest that how we can handle the situation better. As we are very helpless when my father is suffering from very intense symptoms every day.
Brief Answer:
hi
Detailed Answer:
He requires erythropoietin and phosphate binders and a statin I if he has abnormal lipids levels). Give him three times a weeek hemodilaysis. HD will definitely improive his general condition. Take a consultation also from cardiologist
hi
Detailed Answer:
He requires erythropoietin and phosphate binders and a statin I if he has abnormal lipids levels). Give him three times a weeek hemodilaysis. HD will definitely improive his general condition. Take a consultation also from cardiologist
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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