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What Causes High Potassium Levels And Fever After Angioplasty?
My father of 74 yrs had an angioplasty on friday last and since has been in the ICu. For the last 2 days his potassium was high but now it is normal. since some time he is running a fever of 102 degree F. What seem to bee the complocations here????? Most sites say that a patient usually should be able to go home within 24 hrs of angioplasty procedure.
Sun, 22 Apr 2018
Hello,
Your father seems to have an infection related to the angioplasty procedure.
Infection are a known complication of every intervention (including angioplasty).
For this reason, antibiotic therapy may be needed, based on the lab test results (complete blood count, PCR, ESR, blood bacterial culture, a urine analysis, a urine bacterial culture).
In such cases, a longer hospitalization period may be needed.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka
Your father seems to have an infection related to the angioplasty procedure.
Infection are a known complication of every intervention (including angioplasty).
For this reason, antibiotic therapy may be needed, based on the lab test results (complete blood count, PCR, ESR, blood bacterial culture, a urine analysis, a urine bacterial culture).
In such cases, a longer hospitalization period may be needed.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka
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