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Indications for Dialysis

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Indications for Dialysis: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis

Biochemical Criteria


Volume overload
Serum K+   >6 mEq/L (despite medical management)
Serum HCO3–   <10 mEq/L, pH <7.20
Blood urea nitrogen >80–100 mg/dL
Serum creatinine >8–10 mg/dL
Creatinine clearance <10–15 mL/min

Symptomatic Criteria


Central nervous system symptoms (e.g., lethargy, confusion, seizures, asterixis)
Gastrointestinal symptoms (e.g., nausea, vomiting)
Pericarditis
Bleeding diathesis

Miscellaneous Indications (Conditions Not Necessarily Associated with Renal Failure)


Hypercalcemia
Hypermagnesemia
Hyperuricemia
Hypernatremia
Hypothermia
Drug overdose, toxin ingestion

Reference


1. Zawada ET: Indications for Dialysis, p. 3. See Bibliography, 7. >>>

Book Source Details

  • Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
  • Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
  • Year of Publication: 1999
  • Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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More About This Book:
Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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