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hello Doc, My name is yvonne and my nephew finally got admitted to the hospita for his thumb being so swollen. I would like to know what question I should ask and what kind of test they should do. They have even taken his skin off in the past . This has been about his 7th time it has happen within two years. He is sixteen years old and weighs about 350 pounds. I am woundering if nutrition plays a role or his amune system in some way is attacking itself. thank you doc. please advice if possible
Mon, 11 Feb 2013
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement, Dr. Saurabh Gupta's Response
Hi,
Welcome to the forum.
According to your description , pain and swelling over your hand, wrist and forearm seems to be inflammatory in nature.
I advice you to give you rest to the part affected, take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin 1 tablet with food as and when required (upto 4 tablets daily) to reduce pain and inflammation and consult your doctor for thorough examination and rule out any infective cause.
Tests (also known medically as Investigations) include X-rays, scans, blood tests and particularly in the hand electrical tests (known as EMGs or Neurophysiology). These may be used to help make or confirm a diagnosis after a patient has described their symptoms and been examined.
Wishing you good health...
I hope this is helpful to you.
You can consult me again directly through my profile http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-saurabh-gupta/64132
Regards.
Dr Saurabh Gupta.
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Swollen Thumb. What Tests Should Be Done?
Hi, Welcome to the forum. According to your description , pain and swelling over your hand, wrist and forearm seems to be inflammatory in nature. I advice you to give you rest to the part affected, take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin 1 tablet with food as and when required (upto 4 tablets daily) to reduce pain and inflammation and consult your doctor for thorough examination and rule out any infective cause. Tests (also known medically as Investigations) include X-rays, scans, blood tests and particularly in the hand electrical tests (known as EMGs or Neurophysiology). These may be used to help make or confirm a diagnosis after a patient has described their symptoms and been examined. Wishing you good health... I hope this is helpful to you. You can consult me again directly through my profile http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-saurabh-gupta/64132 Regards. Dr Saurabh Gupta.