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How Can High Phosphorus Levels, Memory Lapses With Disorientation Be Treated?
Hi Doctor, My father is undergoing dialysis 3x a week. He's now taking a phosphorous binder "Renvela" because if a very high phosphorous level. He's experiencing memory lapses and at the same time in the middle of the night, he wakes up and he doen't know what he's talking about nor i think he doesn't even know where he is. How can we help him. Please advice. thank you.
Wed, 28 Dec 2016
DEAR USER
THANKS FOR WRITING AT HCM
I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN
HIGH PHOSPHOROUS LEVELS ARE NOT RELATED TO MEMORY LOSS
BUT THERE ARE MANY CAUSE THAT ARE RELATED TO KIDNEY STATUS AS WELL AS DIALYSIS THAT CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LOSS
THESE INCLUDE UREMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY OR POST DIALYSIS DISEQUILIBRIUM SYNDROME
YOU NEED TO TALK TO YOUR NEPHROGIST AND GET NECESSARY INVESTIGATION DONE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF MEMORY LAPSES
HOPE I ANSWERED YOUR QUERY
YOU CAN MESSAMESSAGE ME FOR ANY FURTHER CINCERNS
THANKS FOR WRITING AT HCM
I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN
HIGH PHOSPHOROUS LEVELS ARE NOT RELATED TO MEMORY LOSS
BUT THERE ARE MANY CAUSE THAT ARE RELATED TO KIDNEY STATUS AS WELL AS DIALYSIS THAT CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LOSS
THESE INCLUDE UREMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY OR POST DIALYSIS DISEQUILIBRIUM SYNDROME
YOU NEED TO TALK TO YOUR NEPHROGIST AND GET NECESSARY INVESTIGATION DONE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF MEMORY LAPSES
HOPE I ANSWERED YOUR QUERY
YOU CAN MESSAMESSAGE ME FOR ANY FURTHER CINCERNS
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