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Swollen Legs, Enlarged Heart, Arterial Flutter. Taking Digoxin And Ceftrioxone. Help
my grand mother is 90 years old . she is having swollen legs and feet .left leg is 3 times swollen than right leg. she has an enlarged heart with arterial flutteration and has been on digoxin 0.25 mg for a month. she recently had fever and was hospitalized where they INJECTED her ceftrioxone . she was alright after releasing from hospital . noe she is having swollen leg and is paining if moved. kindly help me.
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Sun, 31 Mar 2013
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Sun, 31 Mar 2013
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Hi friend,
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The most likely cause in this setting is heart failure.
Her drugs and doses need to reviewed and adjusted.
There are several other causes - drugs, kidney impairment, venous obstruction or thrombosis and so on. Get her reviewed by her doctor...
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
Welcome to Health Care Magic
The most likely cause in this setting is heart failure.
Her drugs and doses need to reviewed and adjusted.
There are several other causes - drugs, kidney impairment, venous obstruction or thrombosis and so on. Get her reviewed by her doctor...
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
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