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Is Dialysis Necessary With Creatinine Level 3.1 And GFR 13.5?
My mother is 84 years old with chronic diabetes and hypertension. She also has PAD and a pacemaker for sinus bradycardia. Her creatinine is 3.1 and GFR 13.5. Her dr has asked to think about dialysis over the next 6 weeks and let him know what she has decided. I am a nurse and really feel that dialysis would be too hard on her body. Any advice?
Mon, 2 May 2016
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At this point, depending on her potassium levels, she may well need dialysis even with her health condition. If she hasn't been evaluated by a nephrologist she needs that
At this point, depending on her potassium levels, she may well need dialysis even with her health condition. If she hasn't been evaluated by a nephrologist she needs that
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