Potassium Chloride wrongly given to my dad, a kidney failure patient, currently he is suffering from the side effects; nausea, diarrhea, stomach pain & etc. Kindly advise what is the best & faster way to ease his pain. Thanks a million, Kat.
Side Effect - Potassium Chloride wrongly given to a kidney failure patient?
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- 8 Dec 2009 by katneo
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- diarrhea, pain, renal failure, nausea/vomiting, potassium chloride, side effect
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itsmetoo28 Dec 2009
Kat, if he is not already at the hospital he should be. High Potassium. in a Kidney patient can lead to allot of medical problems. His heart for one can not take high potassium. Take him to ER and do not leave till they admit him. he needs to be under constant watch.
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If he is a Dialysis patient he may have to have Dialysis to clean out the high levels potassium from his blood.
He was given the Potassium drip after his facture operation in hospital, today is the 4th days after the drip, he still suffer the stomach pain, vomit & feel giddy after dialysis yesterday. Kindly advise how long can the side effects last. Thank you, Kat.
Kat,
I am so sorry, for you and your dad. We are now at a wait and late nature to take it's course. Unknown how long this will take. If he is still in the hospital, take him his favorate blanket and he will feel so much better.
I have a few words for the person that ordered this drip. You know it could had killed your dad? You have been blessed. Embrace every day you have with him on earth. As he is a true blessing to be alive. He has purpose and his work is not finished. Give a hug to your dad, he deserves it.
Can I say it an Absolute NO to give this to a kidney failure patient? Currently, he is in ICU after an oper advise by a GS and they found partial died colon and remove them.Thanks, Kat.
Here is one site I found about Potassium.
" Potassium is a mineral found naturally in many fruits and vegetables, such as oranges, potatoes, bananas, dried fruits, dried beans and peas, and nuts. Healthy kidneys measure potassium in the blood and remove excess amounts. Diseased kidneys may fail to remove excess potassium. With very poor kidney function, high potassium levels can affect the heart rhythm."
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/Kudiseases/pubs/yourkidneys/
This is why you do not give Potassium drip to a kidney patient. Unless the potassium is very low.
Here is more.
"When kidneys fail they can no longer remove excess potassium, so the level builds up in the body. High potassium in the blood is called hyperkalemia. This may occur in people with advanced stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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Some of the effects of high potassium (hyperkalemia) are:
•nausea
•weakness
•numbness or tingling
•slow pulse
•irregular heartbeat
•heart failure
•sudden death
For people with stage 5 CKD (also known as end stage renal disease or ESRD), dialysis is necessary to help regulate potassium. Dialysis is very effective at removing excess potassium from the blood. Between dialysis treatments, however, potassium levels rise. Because of this, high potassium foods must be limited so potassium levels do not get too high before the next treatment.
High potassium (hyperkalemia) is likely to occur when dialysis treatments are skipped or shortened. Missed treatments allow potassium to build up to dangerous levels in the blood. This can lead to irregular heartbeats and even cause the heart to stop beating."
http://www.davita.com/diet-and-nutrition/c/479
It can even lead to sudden death in a advanced kidney patient.