A report was received on 19 feb 2020 from a nurse regarding a (b)(6) female with multiple comorbidities who experienced shortness of breath and chest tightness twenty minutes into a hemodialysis treatment on (b)(6) 2020.Oxygen was administered, treatment was ended without rinseback and the patient was sent to the hospital.Additional information was received on 20 feb 2020 from the nurse who stated vital signs were stable at the time of the event and no additional symptoms were experienced.The patient was admitted to hospital overnight for observation and was discharged (b)(6) 2020.No additional treatment was required and the patient switched to a device from a different manufacturer for hemodialysis therapy.
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