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What Causes Swelling In Feet, Drowsiness And Weight Loss?

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Posted on Tue, 28 Oct 2014
Question: why are my feet swi.llon and im alwaye sleepy also Ive lost weight about 50lbs
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Answered by Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (16 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Suggestions

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Good day.
Noted your concern. There is limited information in the history.
Noted that you have lost weight and feet is swollen and you are tired.
We may need some investigations to find the cause.
Finding the vause of your symptoms is very importnat so that proper treatment can be given.

A thorough clinical examination is very important. Apart from that, we may also need following investigations.

1) Fasting blood glucose
2) Serum electrolytes
3) Renal function tests
4) Liver function tests
5) Urine examination
6) CBC, ESR
7) 8 AM serum cortisol
8) Thyroid function tests

Please feel free to discuss further

Regards
Binu
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Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai

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What Causes Swelling In Feet, Drowsiness And Weight Loss?

Brief Answer: Suggestions Detailed Answer: Hello, Good day. Noted your concern. There is limited information in the history. Noted that you have lost weight and feet is swollen and you are tired. We may need some investigations to find the cause. Finding the vause of your symptoms is very importnat so that proper treatment can be given. A thorough clinical examination is very important. Apart from that, we may also need following investigations. 1) Fasting blood glucose 2) Serum electrolytes 3) Renal function tests 4) Liver function tests 5) Urine examination 6) CBC, ESR 7) 8 AM serum cortisol 8) Thyroid function tests Please feel free to discuss further Regards Binu