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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Post Picc Line Problems

Premium Questions

Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

What is a pic line? I use a walker and I am afraid I will dislodge anything placed in my upper body? I have MRSA and am prone to infections ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.   Saad Sultan MD

I had a picc line inserted yesterday. The only time I feel discomfort in my chest is if I lie on either side. If I lie on my back I am fine. Is this normal? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saad Sultan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

Wife has picc line and numb hand. gender female ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Riyanka Chail MD

I had a power picc put in my neck 2 weeks ago ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Riyanka Chail ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Sudhir Kumar MD

is there a danger of a picc line causing a patient to have a stroke? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Neurologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

I am a 44 years old. I had a PICC line insertion Friday and it appeared all went well and I felt ... breath when exhaling. Went to hospital, EKG normal, cardiac blood panel good, xray of PICC... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

I had a picc line installed about 5 weeks ago after spine surgery. I ve been doing a lot of sitting ... chest, the side that my picc line is in. It s never bothered at all before, and was... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Vitrag Shah MD

have continued to have heart palpitations. Could the PICC insertion or line caused this? I had a halter ...I recently had a PICC inserted. (Approximately 4 wks ago) During insertion I had some cardiac ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vitrag Shah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Harshit Bhachech MD

I had a picc line for roughly a months time about 14 months ago. To this day the entry location of my picc line is highly sensitive. Things that I used to never been sensitive to are now... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harshit Bhachech ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

Last year I was hospitalized with sepsis, as a result I had a picc line from December 2009 through mid Feb, 2010. After the second (abdominal abscess) relapse the picc line was reinserted for ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)