Suggest kidney dialysis treatment in patients with breathing problems
Patient: my grandmother is suffering from breathing issues due to blood clot in lungs. She is on ventilator now. Dr suggested that dialysis would be possible treatment since she have weak kidney. Now they are unable to do dialysis also because her breathing is getting critical. Please suggest can they do dialysis with the help of vent or what is the best treatment? Doctor: Dear User, dialysis need depends on the cause that is giving her breathing problems. Was pulmonary embolism demonstrated by a CAT scan? If pulmonary embolism is demonstrated, I think dialysis can't do much more. On the other hand, if there is pleurical effusion or signs of interstitial congestion, dialysis should be considered to reduce volemia (it is called ultrafiltration). Let us know,