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What is your approach to patients with ESKD who request intravenous diphenhydramine during hemodialysis sessions for various perceived dialysis related complaints?

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Nephrology · University Of California San Francisco Medical Center At Parnassus
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I would try to avoid giving anyone intravenous diphenhydramine. The only issue comes up with patients who have already been on dialysis for a while and have already been receiving diphenhydramine. I have given it in these cases.

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