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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 413238" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Wow Linda. I'm glad you're better!</p><p></p><p>Nothing like a raging Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) or renal failure to send you off to La La land. lol Would like to say I haven't had that experience......but I have had many times for both things. Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)'s I have no trouble dxing for myself............the acute renal failure is too tricky.....cuz by the time it reaches that point my thought processes aren't working right anymore. </p><p></p><p>I went to the ER once for a massive headache and bladder spasms that refused to quit. Next thing I know I'm getting an oxygen mask and ER staff are being much too attentive.......and doctor will not leave my side, which I found irritating as heck. I mean when you've got a massive headache last thing you want is a party in your cubicle! Took him a very long time to get it through to my muddled brain I was in acute renal failure............... Those toxins get built up in your blood and <strong>really</strong> mess with the brain. (same can happen with a severe enough Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) too)</p><p></p><p>I had a scary incident in clinicals with this sort of thing. Lady came in for a virus.....bit of dehydration, no huge deal. She wasn't my patient. I was caring for the lady next to her. Poor woman didn't have the most attentive (or bright) nurse on the unit. As I was bathing my patient and making her bed, this lady kept saying all this nonsense stuff then would act dopey and drunk......super sleepy. I called her nurse in twice as she nearly fell out of bed. (I thought diabetic) Nurse said she wasn't diabetic.....repositioned her and left. Few mins later her fam doctor comes in. He's trying to talk to her. She can't hold her eyes open and is not making any sense. I rush over when again she nearly falls out of the bed. doctor can't rouse her. I can't rouse her. doctor has a fit. Turns out she's a dialysis patient. He grabbed her chart.........she had missed her last two scheduled times! </p><p></p><p>Learned in nursing school that fatigue/confusion are big indicators for acute renal failure...........but you really don't "get" what they mean by that until you live it or watch a patient experience it. Scary stuff. </p><p></p><p>Take all your medications, and hope you get well soon. </p><p></p><p>((((hugs)))))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 413238, member: 84"] Wow Linda. I'm glad you're better! Nothing like a raging Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) or renal failure to send you off to La La land. lol Would like to say I haven't had that experience......but I have had many times for both things. Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)'s I have no trouble dxing for myself............the acute renal failure is too tricky.....cuz by the time it reaches that point my thought processes aren't working right anymore. I went to the ER once for a massive headache and bladder spasms that refused to quit. Next thing I know I'm getting an oxygen mask and ER staff are being much too attentive.......and doctor will not leave my side, which I found irritating as heck. I mean when you've got a massive headache last thing you want is a party in your cubicle! Took him a very long time to get it through to my muddled brain I was in acute renal failure............... Those toxins get built up in your blood and [B]really[/B] mess with the brain. (same can happen with a severe enough Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) too) I had a scary incident in clinicals with this sort of thing. Lady came in for a virus.....bit of dehydration, no huge deal. She wasn't my patient. I was caring for the lady next to her. Poor woman didn't have the most attentive (or bright) nurse on the unit. As I was bathing my patient and making her bed, this lady kept saying all this nonsense stuff then would act dopey and drunk......super sleepy. I called her nurse in twice as she nearly fell out of bed. (I thought diabetic) Nurse said she wasn't diabetic.....repositioned her and left. Few mins later her fam doctor comes in. He's trying to talk to her. She can't hold her eyes open and is not making any sense. I rush over when again she nearly falls out of the bed. doctor can't rouse her. I can't rouse her. doctor has a fit. Turns out she's a dialysis patient. He grabbed her chart.........she had missed her last two scheduled times! Learned in nursing school that fatigue/confusion are big indicators for acute renal failure...........but you really don't "get" what they mean by that until you live it or watch a patient experience it. Scary stuff. Take all your medications, and hope you get well soon. ((((hugs))))) [/QUOTE]
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