My Acute Renal Failure Episode

UPDATE 23 July:(recovering)

In a nutshell...

Fell over

Sore knee +++

NSAID ++

?Staph cellulitis culture and aspirations negative

Admission to ER obs

24 hrs fluclox IV (renal status not yet checked)

Vomiting started but went home

36 hrs vomiting nil oral dehydrated

Readmit IV rehydration

Uhoh! Creatinine 450!!

Oliguric ATN

Renal U/S normal

eGFR 6! (Was 90 in January)

Creatinine peaks at 750 almost dialysed

Hypertension 190/110

Sinus Bradycardia HR30 monitored in CCU

Improved a bit, but caught severe cold ?flu

Deteriorated clinically can’t eat

Labs improving

Cold settling

22/07 feeling a bit better and eating a little (looking like Thai cave boy after no food for 12 days).

eGFR 15 (20% of normal)

Now: able to do a few emails, walk 100m, reading a book. Updating this blog.

😢🤮😬🥓🍳🥞🤞

23/07 

04/08 eGFR up to 35, Urea and Creatinine 2x normal.  Regaining strength.