@dr.nyarko: COMMON CAUSES OF CHILLS DURING DIALYSIS: • Infection (Bacteremia or Access Infection): Chills—especially shaking chills, with or without a fever—are a major warning sign of an infection in your vascular access (such as a central venous catheter, AV fistula, or graft) or a systemic bacterial infection. Studies show that roughly 60% of dialysis patients presenting with a first episode of chills have an underlying infection. • Blood and Dialysate Temperature: As your blood circulates through the external tubing and dialyzer, it can lose heat before returning to your body. Slight differences between your body temperature and the machine's dialysate temperature can make you feel cold or shivery. • Cold Treatment Rooms & Anemia: Dialysis units are often kept cool, and chronic kidney disease patients frequently deal with anemia (fewer red blood cells) or low iron, which lowers the body's natural heat production. • Pyrogenic Reactions: A reaction to contaminants or pyrogens in the dialysis water or equipment can occasionally trigger sudden chills or shaking during treatment. #TIPS #LIFE #kidneyfailureawareness #ghanatiktok🇬🇭 #health @werbs @Dialysis Survivor @Dialysis Warrior Gear LLC @dial

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