AV Fistula Needle — An Overview, Their Symptoms and Causes
AV Fistula Needle — An Overview, Their Symptoms and Causes
An AV Fistula Needle is generally used to create an abnormal connection between the artery and the vein. Normally in a human body the blood flows from the from the arteries to your capillaries and then to your veins. The nutrients and oxygen in your body will be travelling from your capillaries to the tissues in your body.
But when it comes to the arteriovenous fistula needle the blood flows directly from the artery to the vein, bypassing some of the capillaries. And when something like this turns out to happen, the tissues below the bypassed capillaries tend to receive an diminished kind of blood supply. The arteriovenous fistula generally appear on the legs, but can be developed anywhere within the body. These are often created for the use of dialysis in people who are suffering from severe kidney diseases.
Remember a large untreated arteriovenous fistula can lead a person with some serious complications. And incase you have had the fistula created for the dialysis purpose, then your doctor will monitor you for various complications.
The symptoms of arteriovenous fistula needle: Small arteriovenous fistula that are generally inserted in your legs, arms, kidney or brain will not have any signs neither symptoms. It will neither require any kind of a treatment other than monitoring from your doctor.
The larger Fistulas will lead you different signs and symptoms and they are as follows:
1. Purplish and bulging kind of veins can be seen throughout the skin.
2. There will be swelling on your arms and legs.
3. Decreased blood pressure
4. Fatigue
5. Heart failure.
An AV Fistula in your lungs is also a serious condition, and causes the following symptoms:
1. The blueness of the skin
2. Clubbing of the fingers
3. Coughing up blood
Causes:
The Causes of the arteriovenous fistula include the following:
1. Born with arteriovenous fistula: It is believed that some people are born with arteriovenous fistula. Although the exact reason for this is not clear it is believed that the arteries and veins don’t develop properly in the womb.
2. Genetic conditions: Arteriovenous fistula when it comes to the lungs can be caused due to some serious genetic conditions. This in turn causes the blood vessels to develop abnormally through out your body and especially the lungs.
3. Surgical creation: People who face the late stage kidney failure will have an arteriovenous fistula created, in order to perform the dialysis. And if you have the dialysis needle being inserted too much into the vein then the vein can scar and can be destroyed.
To conclude:
If you have any or the above mentioned signs or symptoms, then you might be going through arteriovenous fistula and it’s high time that you book an appointment immediately. Having an early appointment being booked with the doctor may make things easier and reducing the risks of complications be it blood clots, severe cases and the last but not the least heart failure. Lars Medicare is a leading manufacturer of Medical Disposable Devices in India
