What can I do to help the edema in my legs?

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My legs are retaining more fluids in my legs than before. I have the stocking, they are over 3 years old.
the first thing you should do is visit the doctor to rule out underlying medical causes. things such as high blood pressure and heart failure are the common causes of oedema in the legs. blood pressure medication, diuretics which increase urine output and drugs such as digoxin which improves the hearts pumping all contribute to decreasing oedema - and the type a doctor would prescribe will depend on what a medical examination indicated. try to keep your legs elevated as much as possible, reduce the salt in your diet, and buy some new compression stockings from the pharmacy. the ones you've got would be way past their usefulness due to their age, so they probably aren't doing much good at all. some foot and leg massages may also help to improve blood flow, as will regular leg and ankle exercises. do follow up with your doctor though, as the fluid retention will only increase with time.  (+ info)

What is the best treatment for pulmonary edema if the person has renal failure?

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The person is currently treating it through hemodialysis. Is there any other way to manage it?
Depending on how bad the renal failure is (how high the creatinine runs), small doses of lasix or other diuretics can be given to rid the body of excess fluid.
The dialysis is to treat the kidney failure. It's a tough balancing act for the doctors., and it sounds like "end stage renal disease", which will ultimately (a month, a year, 10 years) likely be the cause of the patients death.  (+ info)

How long can a person li having been diagnosed with pulmonary edema?

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this person was a smoker up until 6 months ago and is the age of 66 and a female.
Pulmonary edema literally means swelling or liquid in the lungs. If not treated aggressively it is fatal. It is more a symptom than a disease entity and is usually a result of heart failure rather than lung problems. It can be chronic but is usually something that happens intermittently and people can live for years with it if it is managed well. Treatment involves diuretics, or drugs to help the body rid excess fluid, and meds to improve the pumping capacity/efficiency of the heart.  (+ info)

Who is most at risk for laryngeal cancer?

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What ethnicity?
Men or women?
Children or adults?
Why are they most at risk?
Smoking is the most important risk factor for laryngeal cancer. Death from laryngeal cancer is 20 times more likely for heaviest smokers than for nonsmokers.[1] Heavy chronic consumption of alcohol, particularly alcoholic spirits, is also significant. When combined, these two factors appear to have a synergistic effect. Some other quoted risk factors are likely, in part, to be related to prolonged alcohol and tobacco consumption. These include low socioeconomic status, male sex, and age greater than 55 years.

People with a history of head and neck cancer are known to be at higher risk (about 25%) of developing a second cancer of the head, neck, or lung. This is mainly because in a significant proportion of these patients, the aerodigestive tract and lung epithelium have been exposed chronically to the carcinogenic effects of alcohol and tobacco. In this situation, a field change effect may occur, where the epithelial tissues start to become diffusely dysplastic with a reduced threshold for malignant change. This risk may be reduced by quitting alcohol and tobacco.  (+ info)

Why is partial laryngeal nerve lesion more dangerous than complete lesion?

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I am guess if partial, you knock out the only abductor (lateral posterior cricoarytenoid) but some of the adductors are still functioning ie. you are doing a great job shutting that airway off.

Where as complete lesion you knock every one out and so it's just a floppy, boycotted rima epiglottidis.

But, I am just making all this up. Please criticise and comment. Thank you.
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what are the consequences of edema in the legs if not treated properly?

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legs get swollen the doctor said it was a vein/circulation thing that the veins aren't pushing the blood up the legs, causing the swelling.
http://www.uptodate.com/patients/content/topic.do?topicKey=kidn_dis/4639  (+ info)

How does edema develop from a person suffering from congestive heart failure?

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It is under the Circulatory System..
Just like congestion on the freeway, it piles up.  (+ info)

Is it possible to sleep upright to reduce edema?

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Ive heard that sleeping upright can reduce facial puffiness. I get a lot of puffiness in the face and eyes when i wake up and it takes hours to drain away.
ha. shear gravity will help keep fluid from pooling in your face. it seems to me it would be rather uncomfortable to deal with sleeping upright, but if you are really that concerned with puffiness in the face, then by all means rock it out girl. :P  (+ info)

What is the best solution for edema?

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I recently have had the worst swelling , which was edema. I do controll salt intake and try to elevate feet , but the swelling I found out derived from one of the many problems of the thyroid dysfunction. I am truly aggravated and uncomfortable.
Well, the best thing is to get to a physical therapist - you'll nee a referral from a doc but physical therapy is covered under most health insurance (if you aren't one of millions and millions that don't have it) that being said - they have extensive training in reducing edema - through massage and positioning.  (+ info)

Can a UTI or Bladder Infection ever result in an edema in the lower extremities?

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My grandmother has extremely swollen feet, ankles and calves and keeps insisting it's simply a bladder infection. I'm a little worried though that she may be experiencing renal failure. I'm concerned she may have started out with a UTI then had that spread to her kidneys resulting in a kidney infection and failure. We're taking her into the hospital tomorrow but if anyone could give me any advice now that would be great. Thanks.
I agree with you that this could be renal failure, especially if she never had swollen feet and legs. It is tough to make recommendations when we don't know what the cause is (could be heart, liver, kidney or just getting old). I would not give her any medications like diuretics (water pills etc) unless she normally takes them. She should be seen by a doctor/hospital ASAP to find out the problem and treat her. Many times kidney infections that cause damage to the kidneys will get better when they are treated.  (+ info)

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