2006-09-23 13:48:54 · 4 answers · asked by cyresetaz69 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
A variety of reasons - some patients on dialysis are very pale because they have chronic anemia. Kidney failure patients do not make enough red blood cells and they also often loose blood during the dialysis. They are often treated with the hormone EPO (erythropoetin) which helps them increase their own blood cells. It is better for them to get used to being somewhat anemic and get blood transfusions as rarely as possible because transfusions can sometimes cause problems like iron overload and antibody production especially if they are kidney transplant candidates.
There are other reasons that they may have skin changes as well - from being uremic and from certain medications.
2006-09-23 14:07:27 · answer #1 · answered by petlover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WELL THE MACHINE CLEANS THE BLOOD DOING THE JOB THE KIDNEYS NORMALLY DO,IN THE CLEANING IT TAKES OUT THE IMPURITIES IN THE BLOOD THIS IS WHY THE SKIN CLOURER CHANGES NORMALLY THE KIDNEYS ARE DOING THE JOD ALL THE TIME SO YOU DONT SEE A CLOURER CHANGE,BUT WITH DIALISYS THE IMPURTIES BUILD UP IN THE BLOOD UNTILL YOU GO ON THE MACHINE AGAIN.
2006-09-23 14:00:29 · answer #2 · answered by norman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unfortunately dialysis doesn't work as efficiently as your kidneys in cleaning the toxins from your body
2006-09-23 13:51:10 · answer #3 · answered by casa2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from wut i know its because some of the proteins, like albumin (i think, which is yellow) doesnt get filtered out! its like when someone has jaundice
2006-09-23 13:56:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋