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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Picc Line Infusions Without Pumps

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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. Ivo Ditah MD

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

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

I had a PICC line inserted almost 4 months ago for daily IV infusions. I recently started hyperbaric oxygen treatments and have experienced what I think is atrial fluttering as the pressure in the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
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. T Chandrakant MD

I have gastroparesis with an implanted gastric pacer. I have a PICC line,and have been receiving weekly Fe Sucrose infusions for a very low iron level. My latest blood levels show a low platelet count ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

Hello, my mum found out she has cancer of the food pipe, 3 months ago. She has had a PICC line ... they sent her away and removed the PICC line. I was just wondering if this was normal... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)
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. Mahesh Koregol MD

I seem to get frequent UTI s without any symptoms whatsoever. I had one in May and was in hospital for 5 days with a PICC line and close to being septic. Had to go home on 6 wks of IV ABX. I now have ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahesh Koregol ( Infertility Specialist)
Dr.  Ralph Chambers MD

Hello I had a PICC line placed last june to get IVIg weekly for ITP. The line got infected and was ... October. Both PICC line sites have an itchy rash around them, that is localized... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ralph Chambers ( General & Family Physician)