Anesthesiology/Symptoms of Dialysis

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Expert: Dr Ian Jackson - please note UK based - 7/28/2008


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My grandfather just went through the Dialysis surgery and one day after the procedure his tongue began swelling. Is this a normal symptom that every client will go through??

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Hi Krystal
Thanks for the extra information. No this is not something that everyone on dialysis will go through. He needs to chat to his renal physician about what happened. It is possible that this was just a one off experience and won't happen again, however it is possible that he has had a mild reaction to something in the fluid used in the dialysis - I'm sure that they will be able to sort it out for him.
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Dr Ian Jackson

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Dr Ian Jackson - please note UK based

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I am a Consultant Anaesthetist in the UK. My interests include ambulatory or day surgery, obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia, acute pain management (use of epidurals and patient controlled analgesia)anaesthesia for surgery on the airway, orthopaedics and most things except brains and hearts. Interest in prehospital care of trauma and provision of medical cover at motorsport events.

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European Society of Regional Anaesthesia
British Association of Day Surgery
Obstetric Anaesthetists Association
Association of Anaesthetists

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