1st thought question..easy - drforget

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old patient on dialysis, 6 months after starting the dialysis the patient does not want to continue??what should you do??

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ask y he does not want to continue

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i remember reading somewhere that dialysis pt under delirium says to stop n gets agitated due to electrolyte abnormalities bt the physcian shud not stop the dialysis as pt not competent to make decision in delirium so continue the dialysis. as per behavioral.

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the patient at beginning agree for dialysis, but after 6 months the patient did not like it and ask the physician to discontinue.....

[ArchivalUser]

no idea i was refering to started dialysis n wants to stop in that case contnue.
anyways wats the ans?

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do as the patient wants, stop the dialysis

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lol ok too easy

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yeah stop the dialysis...once he accepted he can break it by even orally at any time during procedure,, if he is competent he can ..go with him