What Can Cause Confusion and Disorientation in Dialysis

2015-01-06 15:09

What can cause confusion and disorientation in dialysis? Dialysis is a replacement treatment for kidney failure patients when their kidneys lost most of their kidney function. When patients take dialysis, it can cause some side effects or complications for them, which can also be life-threatening. Confusion and disorientation are common one. In this article, we will talk about the causes of these symptoms in dialysis.

Here are the common causes of confusion and disorientation in dialysis.

1. Dehydration

Dehydration is the most common causes of confusion and disorientation in dialysis. As we know, dialysis patients need to limit their fluid intake strictly. If there are too much fluid removed from dialysis, it will easily cause dehydration for patients.

2. Low blood sugar

Since diabetes is a common cause of kidney disease, so some dialysis patients also need to control their blood sugar level. And dialysis will easily cause low blood sugar for patients. When they suffer from low blood pressure, patients will have the symptoms such as shakiness, anxiety, clammy skin, irritability, hunger, etc.

3. Over dosage

For dialysis patients, they also need to take some medicines to control some of their symptoms. However, if patients take over dosage, it will cause sleepiness, confusion, coma, vomiting, and other symptoms.

4. Vitamin B12 deficiency

Because of dialysis and foods restriction, patients will easily have vitamin B12 deficiency, which will cause the symptoms such as fatigue, pale skin, weakness, sleepiness, numbness, etc.

Above are the main causes of confusion and disorientation in dialysis, so patients need to first get the main causes of their symptoms, and then have effective treatment, which will be helpful for their illness condition. If you still have any questions after reading, you can ask online doctor, or you can also send e-mail to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com.

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