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What Causes Swelling In Leg?
sir, my father's age of 69 is experiencing swollen leg since last one month, initially he was thinking due to long standing on our house construction site. after one of our relative advice he carried out blood sugar test & urine test, the report is as follows; sugar- FBS- 88,PP-119. CHOLESTROL-184 mg/dl urine- sp gr- nil colour- pale yellow reaction- acidic protin- nil
sugar- nil phosphate-nil casts-nil pus cell- present 2-3 erythrocytes- nil epithelial- present(+) crystals- calcium oxolate(+) others-nil sir may know if he is normal? is his heart normal
sugar- nil phosphate-nil casts-nil pus cell- present 2-3 erythrocytes- nil epithelial- present(+) crystals- calcium oxolate(+) others-nil sir may know if he is normal? is his heart normal
Tue, 3 Jun 2014
Hello,
From the report of blood and urine all tests are within normal limits.
Heart condition cannot be said by these values. However you can check for blood pressure and if it is within normal limits, the swollen leg could be due to long standing, impeding the flow of blood leading on to edema.
Keep two pillow and elevate the lower limbs above the level of heart for edema to reduce. While standing, ask him to keep moving the limbs especially at the ankle level. If it does not further subside Tab. Frusemide 20 mg once a day in morning can be taken (Check blood pressure before starting tablets). Do not take at night as it can disturb night sleep due to excessive micturation.
Nutritional improvement should also be done, as low protein diet can lead to swelling of lower limbs or abdomen.
Hope I have answered your query. I you have any further queries, happy to help.
From the report of blood and urine all tests are within normal limits.
Heart condition cannot be said by these values. However you can check for blood pressure and if it is within normal limits, the swollen leg could be due to long standing, impeding the flow of blood leading on to edema.
Keep two pillow and elevate the lower limbs above the level of heart for edema to reduce. While standing, ask him to keep moving the limbs especially at the ankle level. If it does not further subside Tab. Frusemide 20 mg once a day in morning can be taken (Check blood pressure before starting tablets). Do not take at night as it can disturb night sleep due to excessive micturation.
Nutritional improvement should also be done, as low protein diet can lead to swelling of lower limbs or abdomen.
Hope I have answered your query. I you have any further queries, happy to help.
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