Follow-up
Further Outpatient Care
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Schedule maintenance hemodialysis for patients who have ESRD.
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Carefully monitor mental status.
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Inpatient & Outpatient Medications
See the list below:
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Administer medications (eg, iron, erythropoietin, phosphate binders, vitamin D analogues) for patients with ESRD to optimize their quality of life.
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Avoid sedatives.
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Deterrence/Prevention
Refer patients with chronic kidney disease to a nephrologist for regular monitoring of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), so that dialysis may be initiated before encephalopathy develops.
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Complications
Complications of uremic encephalopathy include the following:
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Seizures
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Coma
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Death
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