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Is It Due To Fluid Built Up In Heart There Is Swelling Of Left Ankle And Feet?

Hi, My mother-in-law have heart problem, her feet are swollen especially her left ankle & feet, but now she have a very bad cough that she can't get rid of, she have taken cough medication, antibiotic, but this cough still wouldn't go away this is what i want to know when fluid build up around your heart even in your lungs, could there be something else wrong, or to much fluid have build up in here lungs & around her heart the reason she is coughing
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Thanks for writing to Health Care Magic, I am Dr Asad Riaz, I have closely read your question and I understand your concerns, I will hereby guide you regarding your health related problem.
fluid retention in patient with heart prob indicate failing heart ... patient with heart failure may have acute exacerbation due to many reasons like infection, non compliant with med , uncontrolled HTN etc.. heart failure is a condition in wchih heart unable to pum enough blood lead to fluid retention in body n lungs too.. if u were my patient I would run some tests like chest xay to look for resp infection, ECG,echo etc so that I can find out what causing heart to fail n how much heart is functioning now... cough will resolve if fluid is removed from lungs that can be done with diuretics and also will prescribe medicine that will help heart to work efficiently ...
I hope this answered your question, if you have more feel free to ask.

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Dr.Asad Riaz.
General and Family Physician..
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Is It Due To Fluid Built Up In Heart There Is Swelling Of Left Ankle And Feet?

Hi, Thanks for writing to Health Care Magic, I am Dr Asad Riaz, I have closely read your question and I understand your concerns, I will hereby guide you regarding your health related problem. fluid retention in patient with heart prob indicate failing heart ... patient with heart failure may have acute exacerbation due to many reasons like infection, non compliant with med , uncontrolled HTN etc.. heart failure is a condition in wchih heart unable to pum enough blood lead to fluid retention in body n lungs too.. if u were my patient I would run some tests like chest xay to look for resp infection, ECG,echo etc so that I can find out what causing heart to fail n how much heart is functioning now... cough will resolve if fluid is removed from lungs that can be done with diuretics and also will prescribe medicine that will help heart to work efficiently ... I hope this answered your question, if you have more feel free to ask. Regards. Dr.Asad Riaz. General and Family Physician..