Question 1

my hemoglobin was 7.5 before surgery & my iron less than 10 i went into kidney failure could this have caused it?

Accepted Answer

Not likely: What kind of surgery did you have? If it was elective surgery, your doctor would have corrected your hemoglobin by iron administration. In an emergency surgery, they could have given you blood transfusion.

Question 2

my grandfather has chf, adema in his legs and kidney failure how dangerous will shunt surgery be?

Accepted Answer

Risk: There aooears to be a significant risk but consult with his cardiologist since there are different degrees of what you are telling us.

Question 3

help! is it possible to have hip replacement surgery with kidney disease?

Accepted Answer

Hip surg and CKD: Yes.  Special attention to bleeding risk and infection risk is needed. And special attention to bone healing with activated Vit D and proper calcium is also essential.

Question 4

i have kidney disease stage 2. will my having weight loss surgery make my kidneys worse?

Accepted Answer

No. : No, your doctora have assessed the risks and renal complications, don’t worry you’ll be fine

Question 5

can you have surgery with kidney disease? my father needs a hip replacement, but had liver disease.

Accepted Answer

Yes : For any surgery you must weigh the risks versus benefits of the procedure involved. Your father's primary care doctor will do a thorough evaluation preoperatively to see if he is medically fit to undergo surgery.

Question 6

can e.coli caused kidney failure if untreated?

Accepted Answer

Yes and no: A specific group of e. Coli (ehec-enterohemorrrhagic e. Coli) is responsible for acute renal failure, known as hemolytic uremic syndrome(hus), following bloody diarrhea.  Young children and elderly people are more susceptible to develop this complication.  Antibiotic treatments so far failed to prevent the development of hus.

Question 7

what is stage four kidney failure?

Accepted Answer

Info: This site will help answer that question:

http://www.kidney.org/patients/peers/stage4

Question 8

tell me symptoms of kidney failure?

Accepted Answer

Usually no symptoms: There may not be any symptoms. There may be symptoms related to the cause. Sometimes there may be so called uremic symptoms- like metallic taste, poor appetite, tiredness, shortness of breath, itching and others. It also depends on if kidney failure developing gradually or acutely. Ask your doctor if in doubt.

Question 9

what are early symptoms of kidney failure?

Accepted Answer

RENAL FAILURE: There are very few symptoms until the kidney reserve function has been depleted. Tiredness, sometimes excessive voiding, sometimes much less to not voiding at all, thirst, confusion comes in the end.

Question 10

what are my options to treat kidney failure?

Accepted Answer

Dialysis/ transplant: Dialysis is in-center i.e. Hemodialysis (blood dialysis)
dialysis at home usually peritoneal via abdominal catheter
transplant (living-related, cadaveric, or living-unrelated)
or a combination of all the above in sequence.

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Help! is it possible to have hip replacement surgery with kidney disease?

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I have kidney disease stage 2. will my having weight loss surgery make my kidneys worse?

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Can you have surgery with kidney disease? my father needs a hip replacement, but had liver disease.

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Can e.coli caused kidney failure if untreated?

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