Question 1

i'm 47 and gained 100 lbs in a year, can weight cause severe edema and can edema make it hard to lose weight?

Accepted Answer

Go to the Doctor: Please.  You have put strain on your heart and/or your kidneys. You may have diabetes. You need a good and thorough evaluation at the doctor's office urgently (not the er).

Question 2

do snris cause edema or weight gain or worsening heart failure?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It causes those but, remember that do not blame solely the drugs.

Question 3

bilateral pitting edema. and veins showing on feet causing this? had for about a month now.causes?i am over weight. i just had umbilical surgery 6week

Accepted Answer

Bilateral edema: Call your doctor or go to ER today. may be due to clots(after surgery) , scarring, venous stasis, increased abdominal pressure.( abdominal HTN). Elevate feet, do not wear tight socks. May need diuretic to remove fluid Would also check  EF and heart echocardiogram. Check BP. f/u w/doc ER today

Question 4

what are some possible causes of edema?

Accepted Answer

Several causes: Edema is fluid in one's tissues (usually the skin) that is outside of one's blood vessels, lymph vessels, and cells. The fluid is "in between" cells and leaked out of the person's blood vessels or lymph vessels. Poor circulation, obstructed veins, standing or sitting too long, thyroid disease, kidney disease, low protein levels, etc., can cause edema (most often noticeable in the legs).

Question 5

what is the exact cause of re feeding edema ?

Accepted Answer

Heart failure: Refeeding syndrome is complex process loosely defined as severe electrolyte disturbances and fluid shifts after providing nutrition to a previously starving person.  The condition can be lethal.  

It is thought that rapid shifts in electrolytes and fluids can cause acute heart failure which results in edema.

Question 6

how venous obstruction can cause localised edema?

Accepted Answer

Venous stasis: Veins can cause local edema as a result of poor blood flow. Veins permit the return of blood to the heart to be pumped out again oxygen rich. When a vein becomes obstructed, blood backs up into the tissues and can cause swelling/ edema to occur.

Question 7

what is subarticular bony edema? what causes it!

Accepted Answer

Varies: Sub articular means below the articular cartilage of a joint, edema is a fluid signal seen in the marrow that makes it a different color on MRI.  Multiple causes.  For example sub articular bone edema in the tibia would suggest either a fracture or severe arthritis in the knee; less commonly caused by infection or cancer.  Discuss with your doctor.

Question 8

what could cause edema in my feet?

Accepted Answer

Many possible causes: Edema in the feet has many possible causes, so a doctor's evaluation will be needed to figure out the cause. Feet swelling can be due to malfunctioning leg veins, blood clots in leg veins, pressure on leg veins due to clothing or something else, heart failure, liver or kidney disease, too much salt, too little protein, sitting too long, standing too long, thyroid disease, tropical parasites, etc..

Question 9

what are the causes of non-cardiogenic paulminary edema?

Accepted Answer

Acute lung insult: Changes in permeability of the lungs (pulmonary) capillary membranes, usually  as a result of either a direct or an indirect  insult, such as :
drowning
acute glomerulonephritis (kidney disease)
fluid overload
aspiration
inhalation injury
neurogenic pulmonary edema
allergic reaction
adult respiratory distress syndrome (ards).

Question 10

waht causes  pulmonary edema?

Accepted Answer

Many things: Anything that allows fluid to leak from the blood or lymphatics into the lung tissue and air spaces.  Infection, heart failure, sever protein malnutrition, trauma, kidney failure, etc can all do it.  Overwhelming the hydrostic equilibrium or decreasing the oncotic pressure all allow fluid to move into the lung.

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I'm 47 and gained 100 lbs in a year, can weight cause severe edema and can edema make it hard to lose weight?

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