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Have Left-sided Paralysis. Undergoing Dialysis For Breathlessness. Having Loss Of Appetite And Nausea
Question: Hi Doctor,
This query is about my father, aged 63 and undergoing hemodialysis twice a week for more than a month now.
For his medical history, he recently underwent through angioplasty, have left-sided paralysis for 3 years and been a renal patient for over 4 yrs now.
On XXXXXXX 21, he was admitted to the hospital when he complained of breathlessness and doctors put him on his first dialysis and was discharged in a week's time
Since then, he has been undergoing dialysis twice a week but he has an acute loss of appetite and also feels nauseated at the sight of food.
I have attached his discharge summary and his current presriptions for your reference.
Please let me know how his condition can be improved and what does the loss of appetite suggest.
Thanks much in advance
This query is about my father, aged 63 and undergoing hemodialysis twice a week for more than a month now.
For his medical history, he recently underwent through angioplasty, have left-sided paralysis for 3 years and been a renal patient for over 4 yrs now.
On XXXXXXX 21, he was admitted to the hospital when he complained of breathlessness and doctors put him on his first dialysis and was discharged in a week's time
Since then, he has been undergoing dialysis twice a week but he has an acute loss of appetite and also feels nauseated at the sight of food.
I have attached his discharge summary and his current presriptions for your reference.
Please let me know how his condition can be improved and what does the loss of appetite suggest.
Thanks much in advance
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for your query
It is likely that the number of pills he is taking are responsible for the lack of appetite and nausea, as it may take some time to get used to.
However if dialysis is not adequate and his Urea / creatinine levels are high even that can be a possible cause.
Rancad (Ranolazine) can some time be responsible for nausea and vomiting in some.
I would suggest
1. changing from pantoprazole to a combination pill of rabeprazole + domperidone twice daily
2. consider withholding Rancad, if symptoms don't improve with the above, after consulting his treating doctors.
3. Increasing the frequency of dialysis to thrice a week if either of these don't work.
Also remember the food served to him need not be bland and tasteless. Salt restriction is needed but all other spices can be used normally. If lack salt is a major issue, squeezing a bit of lime on food can help.
Since he is on dialysis do not restrict protein, he needs a good protein diet (20% more than a normal healthy person)
Hope this helps
Warm Regards
Thanks for your query
It is likely that the number of pills he is taking are responsible for the lack of appetite and nausea, as it may take some time to get used to.
However if dialysis is not adequate and his Urea / creatinine levels are high even that can be a possible cause.
Rancad (Ranolazine) can some time be responsible for nausea and vomiting in some.
I would suggest
1. changing from pantoprazole to a combination pill of rabeprazole + domperidone twice daily
2. consider withholding Rancad, if symptoms don't improve with the above, after consulting his treating doctors.
3. Increasing the frequency of dialysis to thrice a week if either of these don't work.
Also remember the food served to him need not be bland and tasteless. Salt restriction is needed but all other spices can be used normally. If lack salt is a major issue, squeezing a bit of lime on food can help.
Since he is on dialysis do not restrict protein, he needs a good protein diet (20% more than a normal healthy person)
Hope this helps
Warm Regards
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