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« Reply #25 on: October 14, 2009, 09:09:12 AM »

I agree with nurse wrachet that a potassium over 6 is too high. We are not able to operate on patients with a potassium over 6, the anesthesia dept. thinks it too risky, sooooo, sometimes our patients have to have a temporary permcath to get dialysis before we can put in a permcath or create a fistula.
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« Reply #26 on: October 15, 2009, 09:47:44 AM »

Where is that student that was looking to write on something that would make the lives of dialysis patients better.  A Home Potassium Checking Kit would be a hit. :thumbup;
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« Reply #27 on: October 15, 2009, 11:36:32 AM »

It's a good thing that potassium can be easily removed by dialysis.  Two sessions and I was back to normal.  Oh how I wish phosphorus was that easy to deal with.  The itching really gets to me.
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« Reply #28 on: October 15, 2009, 12:14:21 PM »

It's a good thing that potassium can be easily removed by dialysis.  Two sessions and I was back to normal.  Oh how I wish phosphorus was that easy to deal with.  The itching really gets to me.


Er sorry to say this but .. if you are eating a sensible diet and taking your binders then you dont itch !
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