Had peural fluid removed from lungs, creatinine level abnormal, urea level high. Is it organ failure?
Patient: My uncle is 75 years old and had peural fluid removed from his lungs on the 14th April. He was given heavy doeses of antibiotics for the last 18 days to ensure that there is no recurrence of the fluid. When admitted his creatine level was 2.2 but today it is 3.4 and Urea has shot up to 288. No specific GFR reading was was done/calculated. Doctor feels that once the antibiotics are stopped his creatinine levels may drop. Waht do advise in the mean time .. is this a cause of major worry pointing to organ failure ? Doctor: Hello.Your uncle have 2 factors indicating poor prognosis in hisdisease, pneumonia: is over 65 years and has elevation of levels of urea.However their doctors will inform them about the current situation and prognosis.I wish you good health.(In case the answer would have been useful please indicate this)