Negative UFs

[Cjkd]

Been on dialysis for almost two years, worked through 1 -1/2 years of it. Suddenly getting negative UFs. Any remedies or what may cause it?

[Marvin8]

What are UF's?

[Sammi_n_Munk in reply to Marvin8]

Hey Marvin! UF stands for “Ultrafiltration”, and it is the process of filtering fluids by dialysis. (I looked it up.) But that’s all I know. 😊👍

[Sammi_n_Munk]

Hello Cjkd. I feel terrible for you, but I don’t know much about dialysis, truthfully, and though I’ve tried looking it up, I couldn’t find anything that explained this issue. Perhaps your your PCP or your nephrologist could offer you a reason for the negative UFs. I’m sorry I couldn’t be more helpful to you.

I’ll keep you in my thoughts and prayers, certainly. Please keep us posted on your doctor(s) findings. I hope they can remedy this somehow, for you. God bless. 🙏🙂

[Cjkd in reply to Sammi_n_Munk]

Thank you..my nephrologist and PD Nurse are in the process of cause elimination which is a lot of testing. I will keep wveryone posted.

[Ritzy_Jewels]

I found this article that talks about the problem and recent treatments. I hope it helps!

In this review, we summarize the available measures used to prevent and treat ultrafiltration failure and the current state of research in the field, both in the experimental and clinical settings, focusing on the possible clinical applications of recent findings.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

[Cjkd in reply to Ritzy_Jewels]

Thank you..the article brought to light a few things. Great article and info. You are much appreciated.