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Is Dialysis Required With The Following Result?
Dear Sir,
As per Dr. my father required regular dialysis twice in a week.
His B. Urea is 236, S. Creatinine 6.6, S. Phosphorus 7.2, S. Potassium (K) 5.7, Chloride 110., HB 11.8
Pl suggest us that their is another option of dialysis
With regards
Satish Kumar
email- YYYY@YYYY
0000
As per Dr. my father required regular dialysis twice in a week.
His B. Urea is 236, S. Creatinine 6.6, S. Phosphorus 7.2, S. Potassium (K) 5.7, Chloride 110., HB 11.8
Pl suggest us that their is another option of dialysis
With regards
Satish Kumar
email- YYYY@YYYY
0000
posted on
Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Dear User,
unfortunately, if your father has reached end stage renal disease, there are only three options in order to substitute the renal function: 1) hemodialysis, 2) peritoneal dialysis, 3) renal transplant from living or deceased donor. Although serum creatinine is not very high, azotemia is. Dialysis helps a lot in order to let symptoms of uremia disappear. Alternative options (xenotransplant, stem cell infusion, portable hemodialysis) are still under development. Of course, all this discussion based on the fact that your parent has for sure chronic kidney failure. Take care,
unfortunately, if your father has reached end stage renal disease, there are only three options in order to substitute the renal function: 1) hemodialysis, 2) peritoneal dialysis, 3) renal transplant from living or deceased donor. Although serum creatinine is not very high, azotemia is. Dialysis helps a lot in order to let symptoms of uremia disappear. Alternative options (xenotransplant, stem cell infusion, portable hemodialysis) are still under development. Of course, all this discussion based on the fact that your parent has for sure chronic kidney failure. Take care,
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