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Essential information for peritoneal dialysis patients about maintaining fluid balance to achieve optimal health outcomes. It explains the consequences of having too much or too little fluid in the body, symptoms to look out for, and recommended actions. Patients are encouraged to monitor their fluid intake, follow dietary guidelines, and adhere to their dialysis treatment schedules.
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In order to get the best results from Peritoneal Dialysis, it is very important to keep the amount of fluid in your body balanced. When fluid is balanced, you are at your ideal body weight. Your doctor determines your ideal body weight based on:
your blood pressure how well you feel clear lungs, no shortness of breath or trouble breathing no swelling
This means you have too much fluid in your body so you are above your ideal body weight. This is called fluid overload. It is important to remember that fluid comes from what you drink and eat. Some examples are ice cubes, soup, yogurt and ice cream.
When you have too much fluid you have an increased risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease such as heart failure, heart attack and stroke. Your lungs may also be affected and cause breathing problems.
This can happen for many reasons such as: drinking and/or eating too much fluid having too much salt in your diet taking your water pills such as Lasix or Furosemide incorrectly missing dialysis treatments; using dialysis solutions incorrectly loss of appetite for several days decrease in the amount of urine you pass
You may have some or all of these symptoms:
symptoms.
fluid continues to build up in your feet, ankles, hands and/or face you continue to gain weight the bottom number on your blood pressure is above 100 you have shortness of breath or trouble breathing you have a decrease in the amount of urine you pass
Call the Inpatient Nephrology Unit and ask for the peritoneal dialysis nurse. Call 905-522-1155 ext. 33224. Tell the person answering the phone that you are a home peritoneal dialysis patient.
There are many signs of dehydration. Some are: low blood pressure feeling light-headed fainting and/or falling headaches, feeling confused feeling very tired and weak muscle cramps dry mouth, lips, nose, sunken eyes, no ‘spring’ in skin decrease in the amount of urine you pass
your guidelines for picking the proper bag strengths after that.
You do not feel better by your next bag change.
Call the Inpatient Nephrology Unit and ask for the peritoneal dialysis nurse. Call 905-522-1155 ext. 33224. Tell the person answering the phone that you are a home peritoneal dialysis patient.
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