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Distended Somachs In Elderly

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Dr. Aashish Raghu MD

My foot has been very painful since yesterday. I kept it elevated today and used an icebag and took naprosyn. Now I can see the veins on that one leg below the knee looking like the distended veins on my ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aashish Raghu ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Shafi Ullah Khan MD

WHY DO THE ELDERLY HAVE BALANCE PROBLEMS? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Robert Galamaga MD

Is vaginal discharge common in the elderly? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Robert Galamaga ( Oncologist)
Dr.  Neeraj Kumar MD

Yes. Elderly mother feeling dizzy. Slight issue with her vision too. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Neeraj Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

Urethritis with no infection in the elderly. Can it cause chills? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Sreenivasa Rao MD

Tonight I lifted a elderly woman off the floor. Afterwards I had pain in my lower abdomen, along ... it just straining of the muscle. Btw, no distended areas, but belly is tender when I apply pressure.... View answer

Answered by : Sreenivasa Rao ( Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist)
Dr. Usaid Yousuf MD

My 84 year old mother fell off a bar stool and hit her ribs just under her left breast on the metal legs, it’s been 2 days bruised and in pain thinking she broke a rib now her lower abdomen is distended ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Usaid Yousuf ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Prakash H Muddegowda MD

. My question is statiscally i know that the elderly struggle to recover from this kind of operation but waht is the chance of survival in the elderly? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prakash H Muddegowda ( Geriatics Specialist)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

My daughter works with the elderly as a non-certified nurse s aide. The nurse has not been coming in to work, and there is an elderly woman who fell several nights ago and now has a swollen hand. I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

DEAR Dr Krueger, Could you give me the median survival for elderly,over 65,back in the early 80 s of someone with elderly acute lymphoblastic leukemia?Also what is it today in this age g Thanks... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)