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==Clinical Features==
==Clinical Features==
*[[Nausea/vomiting]]
*[[Nausea/vomiting]]
*Anxiety
*[[Anxiety]]
*Dizziness
*[[Dizziness]]
*Orthostatic hypotension
*Orthostatic [[hypotension]]
*[[Syncope]]
*[[Syncope]]


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**>20% plasma volume
**>20% plasma volume
*Predialytic volume loss
*Predialytic volume loss
**GI losses
**GI losses (e.g. [[vomiting]], [[diarrhea]])
**Decreased oral intake
**Decreased oral intake
*Intradialytic volume loss
*Intradialytic volume loss
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*Postdialytic volume loss
*Postdialytic volume loss
**Vascular access blood loss
**Vascular access blood loss
*Hemorrhage
*[[Hemorrhage]]
*Medication effects
*Medication effects
**Antihypertensives
**[[Antihypertensives]]
**Opiates
**[[Opioids]]
*Decreased vascular tone (sepsis)
*Decreased vascular tone ([[sepsis]])
*Cardiac dysfunction
*Cardiac dysfunction
**LVH, ischemia, hypoxia, arrhythmia, pericardial tamponade
**[[LVH]], [[myocardial ischemia|ischemia]], [[hypoxia]], [[arrhythmia]], pericardial [[tamponade]]
*Pericardial disease
*Pericardial disease
**Effusion
**[[pericardial effusion|Effusion]]
**[[Tamponade]]
**[[Tamponade]]
*Hemolysis
*[[Hemolytic anemia|Hemolysis]]


{{Dialysis complications DDX}}
{{Dialysis complications DDX}}
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===Evaluation by [[Hypotension]]Timing===
===Evaluation by [[Hypotension]]Timing===
*Early in session: usually due to preexisting hypovolemia
*Early in session: usually due to preexisting [[hypovolemia]]
*During the session: often due to blood loss (from tubing or filter leak)
*During the session: often due to blood loss (from tubing or filter leak)
*Near the end: usually result of excessive ultrafiltration
*Near the end: usually result of excessive ultrafiltration

Latest revision as of 16:23, 16 October 2019

Background

  • Most frequent complication of hemodialysis (20%-30% of treatment)

Clinical Features

Differential Diagnosis

Dialysis Complications

Evaluation

Assess:

  • Volume status (US)
  • Cardiac function
  • Pericardial disease
  • Infection
  • GI bleeding

Evaluation by HypotensionTiming

  • Early in session: usually due to preexisting hypovolemia
  • During the session: often due to blood loss (from tubing or filter leak)
  • Near the end: usually result of excessive ultrafiltration
    • Underestimation of patient's ideal blood volume (dry weight)
    • Also consider pericardial or cardiac disease

Management

Disposition

See Also

External Links

References