Patient's question:
My father, with his own diabetic complications, currently experiencing a sudden heart attack, and also having pleural effusion, is being treated in the hospital. He was administered 6 intravenous diuretics in a day, but his urine output is still poor. The pleural effusion has been continuously increasing. How can we increase the effusion growth? He also has chronic nephritis. Please help the doctor take a look.Doctor's answer:
Pleural effusion is related to abnormal heart function and inflammatory infections. Heart disease can lead to excessive fluid accumulation in the body, causing excessive intracellular fluid to seep out into the extracellular space, resulting in pleural effusion. Increased urine output is related to kidney damage caused by diabetes. Kidney damage can lead to increased urine output. At this time, the use of diuretics is also of little effect. It is recommended to perform liver function tests to determine if there is hypoproteinemia. If necessary, blood purification treatment can be implemented to remove excessive body fluid. Increased urine output can lead to hyperkalemia, and blood purification can also remove excessive potassium ions.