Question 1

mothers diagnosis liver & kidney failure and developed vancomycin-resistant enterococci. is this contagious , should i worry? they said its in her urine.

Accepted Answer

Yes.: In the hospital we use gloves and isolation while taking care of patients with vre as it can be spread if you come in contact with the infected bodily fluid andhave an open wound or cut. We try to avoid spreading it to immunosuppressed patients since it is difficult to treat.

Question 2

how long to live after liver and kidney failure?

Accepted Answer

Depends: There has been a large amount of literature that has come out regaarding the elderly with advanced kidney disease and delaying dialysis. People actually do bette rwithout dialysis if they have no symptoms related to kidney failure(volume overload, uremia, etc). Some patients can live years without significant symproms or compromise, while others may need dialysis earlier.

Question 3

how long can a person live with liver and kidney failure?

Accepted Answer

Depends.: Depends on the severity and reversibility of these. This is a dangerous combination of organs to be failing and should be followed closely by doctors.

Question 4

for what length of time can a person live with liver and kidney failure and they are really bright yellow?

Accepted Answer

Failure of organs: The person you are describing is clearly very, very sick. He appears to have jaundice due to his bilirubin being elevated with is seen in liver disease caused by many different etiologies. If he has kidney failure, this may be due acute kidney failure caused by hypotension or a less common fatal condition called hepato-renal syndrome. Ask the patient's doctors for more information.

Question 5

what're the chances of liver or kidney failure from naproxen overdose?

Accepted Answer

Small,but: Very small as long as safety monitoring with cbc, liver and kidney function and urinalysis evalation at 3 month intervals, as long as checked initially at 1 week and 1 month and when any additional medications are added.

Question 6

how does death from a fatal dose of aspirin work?  would you die from liver or kidney failure?

Accepted Answer

Respiratory failure: Too much Aspirin interferes with the last part of your aerobic metabolism of energy, cytochrome c.  It uncouples this area and one has to resort to anaerobic metabolism. Severe metabolic acidosis will ensue, the respiratory system will try to compensate but will fail and combined acidosis ensues and lack of energy just will not sustain life.

Question 7

does mexican hawthorn cause liver or kidney failure? . i took it for 6 days and i saw some hard bumps on my body . i saw in the internet that it could cause liver or kidney failure?

Accepted Answer

Take care: Crataegus mexicana or Mexican Hawthorn does have some proven medicinal affects but purity and accurate dosing are sorely lacking in some products. Complications from the substance itself are usually from overdose or interactions with medications. Would definitely talk to your doctor before using and if you do get a product with all ingredients and levels spelled out before trying.

Question 8

my sister took a overdose of 76 tramadol 35mg /325mg paracetamol her tox levels were extremely high she has liver and kidney failure could she survive with this level of damage . thank you?

Accepted Answer

: Hard to speculate. You said her levels were high but what are the damage levels shown by liver enzymes. The cited exposures can kill the kidneys, which can be bypassed but the liver damage may be too much to survive. It certainly suggests a fatal outcome after a slow and messy decline. Prepare yourself and the family for bad news.

Question 9

what are the chances of survival if someone has hepatitis c, meningitis, liver and kidney failure?

Accepted Answer

Difficult to answer: is there liver cirrhosis? what type of meningitis? did it spread to the blood? how bad is the kidney failure?

Question 10

40 year old woman, liver and kidney failure. dialysis every other day. denied liver transplant. how long to live?

Accepted Answer

Dialysis effective?: You should be fine as long as dialysis is effective in correcting the symptoms of kidney and liver failures and no other complications

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Mothers diagnosis liver & kidney failure and developed vancomycin-resistant enterococci. is this contagious , should i worry? they said its in her urine.

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How long to live after liver and kidney failure?

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How long can a person live with liver and kidney failure?

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For what length of time can a person live with liver and kidney failure and they are really bright yellow?

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What're the chances of liver or kidney failure from naproxen overdose?

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How does death from a fatal dose of aspirin work? would you die from liver or kidney failure?

A member asked:

Does mexican hawthorn cause liver or kidney failure? . i took it for 6 days and i saw some hard bumps on my body . i saw in the internet that it could cause liver or kidney failure?

A member asked:

My sister took a overdose of 76 tramadol 35mg /325mg paracetamol her tox levels were extremely high she has liver and kidney failure could she survive with this level of damage . thank you?

A member asked:

What are the chances of survival if someone has hepatitis c, meningitis, liver and kidney failure?

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40 year old woman, liver and kidney failure. dialysis every other day. denied liver transplant. how long to live?

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