Angiogram kidney failure treatment
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I've had numbers of problems with my kidneys in the past. In 2007 I had kidney failure and never went to see a doc due to not having insurance. I now have a heart murmur. I went to see my primary doc to see if i should get an agiogram, he said not to go now but wait till you get insurance and get it done. I wont have insurance for another 2 years due to pre-existing conditions. Im worried that I may in fact have a coronary block and should go get it looked at.
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Stage 3 kidney disease is one of the final stages of canine kidney disease, in which your dog will begin showing symptoms of kidney failure. Canine kidney disease occurs when, for whatever reason, your dog's kidneys are not doing their job of removing toxins from the blood efficiently. Often, by the time kidney disease reaches stage 3, kidney damage cannot be reversed.
Heart failure is the inability of the heart to pump an adequate supply of blood oxygen into circulatory system to meet the system's demand. The result is often shortness of breath, muscle fatigue, angina (cheat pain, etc) would be the must likely symptoms.
Your latest echo echo left ventricle size normal, overall function well preserved. focal region of dyskenisis involving basal septum and akinesis of basal inferior wall, EF is normal.
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Metformin is contraindicated in people with any condition that could increase the risk of lactic acidosis, including kidney disorders (creatinine levels over 150 μmol/l (1.7 mg/dL),[47] although this is an arbitrary limit), lung disease and liver disease. According to the prescribing information, heart failure, in particular, unstable or acute congestive heart failure, increases risk of lactic acidosis with metformin.
1.Hills K/D Canine prescription diet or Royal Canin Renal Failure diets (or other prescription failure diet)
2. Epakitin, Phos-Lo or other phosphate binder if there is high phosphorus levels in the blood.
3. Azodyl which helps relieve the body of excess kidney enzyme blood levels via the digestive tract.
4. Additional probiotics to help maximize GI function.
5. Sub Cutaneous fluid therapy to be administered at home
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Hi Everyone. I am trying to get some answers regarding the treatment of an elderly male in the UK. He has been diagnosed with heart failure and has a leaky valve and some irregular heart rythums. At the moment he still gets breathless after walking up a few stairs and I'm not happy with this situation. He also has a persistent cough which may be linked to his medication. He does have some water retention in lower legs.
I had congested heart failure 6 years ago, and at that time I had an angiogram and 1 stent. Currently, I have 100% blocked LAD and 72% blocked ICx. I have had 3 echos, 1 stress test, and 1 ct scan. Not necessary to have another angiogram.
If you have chest pains or other symptoms that are heart related that can't be treated medically, the interventional cardiologist may advise an angiogram subsequent to a stress test that identifies any perfusion abnormalities.
My elder brother has been on dialysis for over 5 years now , last month he was directed to one researcher that treat kidney and liver failure , we were very afraid because doctors used to warn us not to try anything like a treatment for kidney failure natural nor chemical , but one doctor assured us that the treatment is effective .My elderbrother decided to try for just for some days and test his gfr and creatinine .
My 8 year old Golden Retriever was just told Kidney Failure. levers are super high. over 117 BUN Crea 7.2 he was in the hospital for two days on IV fluids. When we picked him up he was in worse shape then when we dropped him off. I don't understand I decided I was not going to give up him. He needs to eat will not touch the KD diet. been giving him boiled chicken and hotdogs. Any help on low protein foods appreiciated.
Since then I have pain in in the middle of my back. They would like to do a repeat angiogram. Can this cause scar tissue and or cause any further damage to the heart or vessels? I am 37yrs old with Diabetes of 33 years. No high BP and kidney function is well.
My husband is 67 yrs old, congestive heart failure, insulin dependent diabetes, kidney failure (stage 4 or 5), and his latest test results were BUN 93, Creatinine 14, and GFR 11. He recently had a minor heart attack and before doing an angiogram(which turned out fine except for two small blocked veins) the hospital put a port in his neck for possible dialysis.
The kidneys are unable to regenerate -as the liver can- from damage or failure. Usually, by the time kidney failure is diagnosed, 75% of function is already lost. (This of course can vary, depending on the 'staging' of the disease.)
The only thing which can be done, is to try to keep the kidneys functioning at 25% or whatever level of function there is. That is, to stop it getting worse, for as long as possible.
That is feasible, with the right treatment.
If the damage happened overnight (accute kidney failure) it might be reversable. If it happened slowly (chronic kidney failure), unfortunately it's not reversible.
At 30% function your mom can still live well. There are many guidelines to follow. She should start seeing a nephrologist on a regular basis to discuss this guidelines. I would also recommend she start learning about treatment options.
Estimated glomerular filtration rate less than 15 is already stage 5, which is very severely reduced kidney function. This is sometimes called end-stage kidney failure or established renal failure. There are many factors to consider and it is difficult to predict the next kidney function will be with just limited information. It is best that you talk to his attending physician also for proper evaluation.
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