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Barack_America

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13. I can't think of an instance where going on dialysis is a good sign.

Reply to LisaL (Reply #10)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 12:44 AM

Oct 2014

I can think of instances where dropping temps and normalizing liver values are actually bad signs.

We'll see. It's up to his body and his docs, but mostly his body.

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Dallas Ebola patient on ventilator and receiving kidney dialysis [View all] TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 OP

They are giving him a really powerful experimental drug. LisaL Oct 2014 #1

His liver doing better is a good sign. Quixote1818 Oct 2014 #2

Not good. The kidneys are not resilient organs. Barack_America Oct 2014 #3

Doesn't sound so good to me either. nt cwydro Oct 2014 #4

His kidneys were probably overwhelmed with crud from cell breakdown, TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #5

I love DU sometimes, reading the combination of slang and jargon while just skimming through uppityperson Oct 2014 #6

You're more optimistic than I... Barack_America Oct 2014 #7

He would have been dead already if he stayed in Africa. LisaL Oct 2014 #8

Can you be sympathetic to the hope he and his family must have felt... Barack_America Oct 2014 #9

??? LisaL Oct 2014 #10

I can't think of an instance where going on dialysis is a good sign. Barack_America Oct 2014 #13

Responding to myself here... Barack_America Oct 2014 #14

That's what I am saying. LisaL Oct 2014 #15

He *was* improving..... AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #16

I get the funny feeling this isn't going to end well for Mr. Duncan. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #11

We can only hope Mr. Duncan continues to get better. nt AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #12