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Is There More Risk For Thrombosis If Treatment Is Not Taken For Diabetes, Stage III Kidney Failure And Congestive Heart Failure?
My mother in law takes 40mg of lasix bid and now they have put her on aldactone and metolazone 2.5mg. Drug label reads: Take 1 tablet po every day for three days then decrease to 3 times a week. She is incontinent and does not get out of a chair but 1 to 2 times a day. She is diabetic, has stage III kidney failure along with congestive heart failure. She is also on blood pressure meds as well as blood thinners. Dr. wanted to admit her to the hospital and she refused so he told her to be on 7 days bed rest. She is refusing to lay in the bed and is sitting in a chair that she cannot raise her legs (also has edema and pvd). My question is: is she more at risk for thrombosis since she refuses all of this treatment?
Yes, she is at risk for DVT and it may lead to cardio embolc stroke or pulmonary embolism or even sudden cardiac death. Follow your doctors advice and convince her for hospitalisation and treatment.
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Is There More Risk For Thrombosis If Treatment Is Not Taken For Diabetes, Stage III Kidney Failure And Congestive Heart Failure?
Yes, she is at risk for DVT and it may lead to cardio embolc stroke or pulmonary embolism or even sudden cardiac death. Follow your doctors advice and convince her for hospitalisation and treatment.