my mother is 83 and has congestive heart failure  she has become increasingly more and more confused with signs of dementia in the past 3 weeksi  noticed her ankles very swollen today and  frequent trips to the bathroom to urinate without success is it possible she is going into kidney failure
Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. She has congestive heart failure.  Her ankle swelling may be due to that or some kidney problem.  She should go for urine routine and microscopic examination, serum creatinine and blood urea level as well as ultrasound abdomen.  This will help to search any kidney disease.  Then she should take treatment accordingly.  Her dementia may be due to age or kidney disease. But she should gob for kidney function test first. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Wish you a very good health.