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Clinicians need to recognize prematurity risk in pregnant dialysis patients.
2003 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Clinicians need to recognize prematurity risk in pregnant dialysis patients.
According to a study from the United States, "current guidelines for dialysis in pregnant women have been developed in response to occasional dialysis patients who unexpectedly become pregnant. These include prolonged dialysis times, generally 20 or more hours per week. The increased dialysis time requires careful monitoring of phosphorus and potassium which may be removed in excessive amounts."
"Target serum bicarbonate for a pregnant woman is 18-20 mEq/ L. Patients require increased supplementation of water soluble vitamins, particularly folate. Increased doses of erythropoietin are needed to meet the demands for increased red cell production occasioned by pregnancy. Hypertension is the greatest danger to the mother and extreme vigilance is required up to six weeks postpartum," according to S. Hou and colleagues, Loyola University, School of Medicine.
"Volume status is difficult to predict and can only be determined by repeated clinical assessment. Only 50% of pregnancies result in a surviving infant and in the best subgroups, no more than 75% of pregnancies are successful. Over 80% of live born infants are ...
- High Pulse Pressure Associated With Greater Death Risk in Dialysis Patients.
- News wire article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service March 26, 2002 700+ words
...University Medical Center study of dialysis patients indicates that a new way of looking...risk of dying. Almost 20 percent of dialysis patients die each year, usually from heart...researchers examined pulse pressure in dialysis patients because this population shows an...
- Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections Among Dialysis...
- Magazine article from: MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Collins, A; Forrest, B; Klevens, R M; Patel, P; Et al March 9, 2007 700+ words
...in health-care settings (1). Dialysis patients are especially vulnerable to infections...of invasive MRSA infection among dialysis patients in the United States during 2005...of invasive MRSA infection among dialysis patients was 45.2 cases per 1,000 population...
- 10,000+ Petitions Presented to State Legislature; "Florida's Medicaid Coverage...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 15, 2005 700+ words
...Fla., March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Dialysis patients who rely primarily on Medicaid receive...that current Medicaid coverage for dialysis patients only covers approximately 55% of...superior quality care afforded to other dialysis patients at specialized freestanding dialysis...
- New National Kidney Foundation Guidelines Warn Cardiovascular Disease is the...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 5, 2005 700+ words
...is the leading cause of death among dialysis patients, but the treatment for dialysis patients with CVD is not as effective as it...guidelines, Cardiovascular Disease in Dialysis Patients, warn that CVD is also prevalent in...
- High cholesterol predicts lower mortality in dialysis patients but is not...
- Newspaper article from: Cardiovascular Week February 16, 2004 700+ words
...amp; NewsRx.net) -- Kidney dialysis patients with higher cholesterol levels die...able to show that the majority of dialysis patients have inflammation and/or malnutrition...We were able to show that when dialysis patients don't have inflammation or malnutrition...
- Dialysis Patients Advocate to Congress and CMS.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 17, 2005 700+ words
...nonprofit organization led by current dialysis patients, visited Washington DC to advocate...progress in our mission to advocate for dialysis patients." The Kidney Care Quality Improvement...patient organization, led by current dialysis patients, dedicated to improving ...
- MRSA in Dialysis Patients.(Clinical report)
- Newspaper article from: Hospital Medicine Alert June 1, 2007 700+ words
MRSA in Dialysis Patients Abstract & Commentary By...100 times greater in chronic dialysis patients than in the general population...Staphylococcus aureus infections among dialysis patients — United States...
- MRSA in Dialysis Patients.(methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus )
- Magazine article from: Infectious Disease Alert May 1, 2007 700+ words
MRSA in Dialysis Patients Abstract & Commentary By...Staphylococcus aureus infections among dialysis patients - United States, 2005. MMWR...100 times greater in chronic dialysis patients than in the general population...
