Open AccessHigh Blood Pressure in Dialysis Patients: Cause, Pathophysiology, Influence on Morbidity, Mortality and Management
Author(s) -
Aaron Stern,
Sandeep Sachdeva,
Rohit Kapoor,
Jasjit Singh,
Sarthak Sachdeva
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8253.4471
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , pathophysiology , complication , intensive care medicine , blood pressure , disease , kidney disease
Dialysis is initiated in a patient with End stage renal disease. The recent guidelines suggest the initiation of dialysis when symptoms and signs of kidney failure are present and not merely a decrease in GFR. The most common complication postdialysis is the occurrence of hypotension. However many dialysis patients are found to be hypertensive. In this article, we mention the cause and pathophysiology of hypertension in dialysis patients and its management.