Sentences with phrase «cause of your edema»

It's a symptom that may help your doctor figure out the cause of your edema.

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Edema can appear as a result of several causes.

A neurotoxin, the venom causes edema (collection of fluid) and sudden drop in blood pressure.

In addition to rendering lungs unusable for transplant, pulmonary edema also signals that the lungs are not functioning properly post-transplant and is a major cause of illness and death among lung transplant recipients.

In patients who already have kidney damage, rehydration therapy can cause pulmonary edema, a buildup of fluid in the lungs.

When this vasculature — the blood - brain barrier (BBB)-- ruptures, blood proteins can enter into the brain and cause edema and neuronal damage in a variety of neurological diseases, such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and spinal cord injury.

One of the major parameters was the safety of these agents in the respiratory airways and lung parenchyma, since several of these agents are known to cause adverse effects.23 The main adverse effects observed were cough, transient fever and transient decrease in the respiratory functions after the aerosol administration.8, 19, 20 Moreover; it has been observed that excessive deposition of these agents in one site of the respiratory system can induce non-specific side effects in the form of pulmonary edema as observed with many other drugs.16 These side effects were milder when a premedication with bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroids were administered.8, 19, 20 Until now no long term trial (> 9 months) has been performed since all patients included in previous studies had stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

These studies have indicated that repeated doses of anti-VEGF medications, such as ranibizumab, may prevent blood vessels from leaking fluid and causing macular edema.

If left untreated, about a quarter of people with diabetes eventually lose some of their vision from diabetic macular edema — a condition in which leaking blood vessels cause swelling in the center of the retina.

Sitting for long periods of time can be the cause for a multitude of health issue like edema, varicose vein, pain in the lower back muscles and many others, that if left untreated can create bigger health problems in the long run.

After the birth of her twins, Carey signed on as a spokesperson for the Jenny diet program (formerly Jenny Craig) and lost 70 pounds over the next six months — 40 pounds of which, she says, was water weight caused by edema, or water retention, during her pregnancy.

As a diuretic, Alfalfa helps combat the condition of edema that causes swelling and water retention.

Additionally, if you're of edema constitution, avoid high - sodium food as too much salt in your body can cause water to retain in especially your thighs and hips, depleting your bowels of adequate fluid for detox.

Clay packs are used to alleviate headaches, hot inflammatory pain, joint pain, arthritis, reduce tumor inflammation and areas of fluid retention caused by trauma, infection or generalized edema.

It is prescribed for edema in Germany and may be safer than other remedies because it replenishes potassium.910 Preliminary animal studies suggest that dandelion may help normalize blood sugar and fight inflammation.11 Dandelion root extract caused cancer cells to destroy themselves in a Canadian lab study, which prompted a clinical study (the results of which are not yet available).12

Brain edema, intracranial pressure, and blood - brain barrier permeability are identified as the three main causes of death after brain damage.

This results in swelling of the cornea (edema) which results in decreased vision as well as formation of small fluid - filled blisters (bullae) on the cornea which can rupture and cause ocular discomfort.

The most common cause of obstruction is a urethral plug, which consists of mineral crystals (e.g., struvite, calcium oxalate), white blood cells, red blood cells, protein (mucus), and epithelial cells.5 The underlying cause of urethral plugs is unknown; however, plugs have been linked to struvite crystalluria — suggesting that diet may play a role — and idiopathic cystitis.6 Other causes of urethral obstruction include urethral edema and spasm associated with lower urinary tract inflammation and pain.7 Uroliths, neoplasms, and urethral strictures can also lead to urethral obstruction; however, they are reported less frequently than other causes.5

The cause of death of the puppy is mostly related to pulmonary edema leading to respiratory arrest.

This backpooling of blood causes an increase in blood pressure in the systemic circulation where the liver blood vessels can engorge and edema of the abdominal cavity can occur.

In addition to vision loss, secondary changes in the eye caused by uveitis can include corneal edema, corneal degeneration, iris pigmentation or depigmentation, synechiae (adhesions) of the iris, cataract, vitreal degeneration.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of pimobendan with conventional therapies on survival and reocurrence of pulmonary edema in dogs with congestive heart failure (CHF) caused by myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD).

The clinical signs occur when the pressure in the enlarged heart chambers cause fluid to leak out of the blood vessels into the lungs (called pulmonary edema or «water on the lungs») and sometimes the belly (ascites).

Which of the following intravenous diuretics is the most appropriate treatment for life - threatening pulmonary edema caused by CHF?

There are many different causes for breathing changes in dogs, some of which may be indicative of some condition which may include infections, pulmonary edema, laryngeal disorders, tracheal disorders, narrowing airways, heart disease among other issues.

Left Heart Failure - When the left side of the heart fails, blood pressure builds up in the pulmonary system causing a disease called pulmonary edema.

Tumors tend to cause the accumulation of fluid (edema) around them and this can be treated with a corticosteroid such as prednisone.

Administration of too many fluids in the face of poor heart function or poor kidney function can cause edema (excess fluid), to form in the lungs or in other body tissues.

Chagas» disease a parasitic disease caused by the Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by triatomine bugs in the Americas, with two clinical periods: Acute (fever, swelling of the spleen, edemas) and chronic (heart disorder that may produce high fatality, or digestive syndrome)