dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
di·al·y·sis dis·e·qui·lib·ri·um syn·drome
nausea, vomiting, and hypertension, occasionally with convulsions, developing within several hours after starting hemodialysis for renal failure; apparently caused by too rapid removal of urea from the extracellular fluid compartment, with movement of water into cells, and cerebral edema.
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dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
A neurologic condition linked to dialysis with signs of cerebral oedema.Clinical finding
Headaches (often bilateral with throbbing), nausea, muscle cramps, hypertension, irritability, agitation, drowsiness, convulsions.
Mechanism
Uncertain; attributed to increased urea or organic compounds, either of which result in reverse osmosis.
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di·al·y·sis dis·e·qui·lib·ri·um syn·drome
(dī-ali-sis dis-ēkwi-librē-ŭm)Nausea, vomiting, and hypertension, occasionally with convulsions, developing within several hours after starting hemodialysis for renal failure.
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