How to lower ammonia in koi pond
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By the time I was strong enough to begin letting them out myself, it was around May and I have 2 large koi ponds in the backyard. The first time I let them out, I let one out at a time to see how she would react. The first thing Willow did was to go into a flying run a dive into the koi pond. I couldn't believe it. When I let Lea out, she did the same, a flying dive right into the pond. Dachsunds are not fetchers and have never ever had one even go close to the pond.
"Does this have anything to do with my ammonia levels? "
Not necessarily and most likely not in your situation. 145 is not that high and ammonia tests are famously innacurate for the purpose of diagnosis. It can be more useful after several tests have been run. An ammonia test also does not have the ability to detect other toxins which may be contributing to, or could even be the sole cause of any encephalopathy in a patient.
What did your doctor say about it ?
Dehydration from diuretic therapy and diarrhea, infection, some medications, and progression of liver disease can all lead to kidney failure, which in turn leads to decreased clearance of urea, ammonia, and other toxins that can contribute to encephalopathy.
• Other factors: A rise of blood pH (alkalosis), which often results from diuretics and resulting dehydration, may facilitate entry of ammonia into the brain and exacerbate encephalopathy.
The presence of blood in the upper gastrointestinal tract results in increased ammonia and nitrogen absorption from the gut. Bleeding may predispose to kidney hypoperfusion and impaired renal function. Blood transfusions may result in mild hemolysis, with resulting elevated blood ammonia levels.
**** So the bleeding from ulcers could trigger an episode of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in a patient with cirrhosis and HE to begin with.
We discovered that my husband had an episode of Encephalopathy, which is high ammonia in the blood.
But by the time we had his blood checked his levels were right smack in the middle of the range. Doctor said he was fine. So my question is can this ammonia gone untreated continue to rise and lower on its own. Because he has days that he seems fine and then days when he is not with me completely. He does not eat much as his taste buds are totally out of wack. Most foods taste very salty.
If the liver is decompromised it cannot metabolize the waste products hence there is an elevation of blood ammonia levels resulting in increased excretion in the urine. Also, increased levels of ammonia may also be seen with gastrointestinal bleeding, where the blood cells are haemolysed in the intestines, releasing protein. Please discuss this with your doctor am sure he will provide further assistance.
Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
My father is a Cirrhosis and Hep C patient, was diagnosed about 4 years ago, he's been doing good for the past few years, been in and out the hospital here and there. The last 3 weeks he's been in the hospital constantly due to his liver failure. He's in the hospital now, with ammonia levels at 400 and sodium levels really low. What are the consequences of this, and what can happen to him? What are the treatments they can give him to help him?
I got it to work. Funny how some of the Brits are seeing things. What this guy said about horses and bayonets was pretty good. Nice to see that the President is on top of all military issues... as Commander in Chief.
(I think it was a Snickers commercial, where the guys were painting the end zone in Kansas City and they misspelled Chiefs with Chefs.... That's what the horse comment brought to mind... "Commander in Chef".
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