Published Dec 18, 2008
tspink08
10 Posts
does anyone know if the b/p goes up or down in disequilibrium syndrome? i have reasons to believe it goes up, but i'm not sure...searched on internet and can't find anything. a little insight please.
Thanks!
Daytonite, BSN, RN
1 Article; 14,604 Posts
Disequilibrium syndrome of dialysis has essentially the same symptoms as cerebral edema: dizzy, faint, lightheaded, ringing in the ears, racing pulse, feeling warm, sweating, nausea, vomiting, yawning, itching and severe muscle cramps (anywhere on the body). It is due to a shift of water to the intracellular spaces as a result of the loss of urea. Actually, I think hypotension is more of the problem because of the loss of water and solutes.
thanks for the reply. i acutally found out that during dialysis, b/p goes down but during disequilibrium syndrome, b/p goes up... it has an opposite effect. but thanks for the info!
mreddy
1 Post
What are nursing interventions for someone who has disequilibrium syndrome? I know about raising the plasma osmolality with either 5 mL of 23 percent saline or 12.5 g of hypertonic mannitol, but what about nursing specific interventions?