Chills During Hemodialysis

November 16, 2016

On her 8th dialysis she got chills for an assumptive reason that her catheter is already mature (1 month) and she might got infected. She said she can't breathe for unexplained reason. Her watcher at that time was my aunt and she just waiting outside. The nurses gave her hydrocotisone, d5050 and oxygen. Mom was complaining earlier that her neck was hurt when a nurse was removing plasters tape on her neck, afterwards she got chilled.

Blood Transfusion due to Low Hemoglobin

One of the diseases and conditions that cause your body to produce fewer red blood cells is Kidney Chronic Disease. You can see your hemoglobin count on blood test result. Symptoms are fatigue, weakness, pale of gums, shortness of breath and irregular heartbeat.

On her 2nd day she undergo blood transfusion of three blood units.

Emergency Dialysis

My mom was admitted and confined for 3 days at the hospital. They put her in the operating room and inserted a catheter on her neck to prepare for dialysis. I am super clueless and confused after we showed her laboratory test at that time. I was just informed that her creatinine level is too high and she need to be confined and see a Nephrologist. We really don't know what to do that time. I was scared and my mom was confused, the feeling is horrible.

The Nephrologist told us that she needed to hemodialysis. A stormy night and we went to hospital and waited for the doctor and recommendation to other doctors so they can start to treat my mom. Three days of worries, confusion, stressful in the hospital are horrible moments that you don't want to go back.

Oct 20-23, 2016

di·al·y·sis

dīˈaləsəs/

noun

CHEMISTRY

1. the separation of particles in a liquid on the basis of differences in their ability to pass through a membrane.

   • MEDICINE

     the clinical purification of blood by dialysis, as a substitute for the normal function of the kidney.

   
   

   A nephrologist is a physician who studies and deals with nephrology. Nephrology is the adult and pediatric study of the kidneys and its diseases. The nephrologist deals with the diagnosis and management of kidney disease. The kidneys are vital for maintaining normal fluid and electrolyte balance in the body. www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-a-Nephrologist.aspx
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