What Causes Pain And Swelling In The Upper And Lower Limbs?

Posted on Thu, 27 Oct 2016

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Question : Female 55 years old , noticed upper and lower limbs swelling , get little larger and heavy than usually , some time pain in legs while activity , consulted Cardiologist and preformed ECG , he informed that every thing normal , and i need to preform urine test and kidney function test , also result came normal , today i made another more test ( ESR, CBC , Cholesterol test ) and here is the result , am attaching down .
i have been taking medication for cholesterol like ( Lipinorm, Lipitor) for the previous 3 month , but no change i feel pain in legs during the medicine.
i really tired and dont know why i have the swelling .

Answered by Dr. Deepak Sundriyal (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Hello. She requires further evaluation

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear. I have gone through the details. She requires further evaluation in the form of liver function test, thyroid function test. The cause for swelling can be various like heart related, liver n kidney related or thyroid related. Liver and thyroid related test s are not available and need to be done. Please revert back with reports.
Thanks and regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar