Question 1

what causes lung fluid retention after heart valve surgery?

Accepted Answer

Several: Natural after trauma or surgery to maintain fluid volume.

Heart failure
kidney issues
valve issues
heart lung machine and volume load.

Question 2

hi.  the high bun ratio seems to persist due to 80 mg lasix a day with metoprolol 100. is the patient dehydrated at the fluid restriction? any home technique to determine fluid retention in lungs? patient lost 20 lbs frm 150 lbs in a month (no gain)

Accepted Answer

Check weight: Check your weight on the same scale without your shoes and an increase of more than 2-3 pounds may mean you are getting on too much fluid.

Question 3

hx of compartment syndrome, scar tissue & fluid pockets from fasciotomies. trying compression. how close pockets to stop fluid & the scar tissue & cs?

Accepted Answer

Take time and see...: All what doctor can do is provide a best possible inside and outside environments to help your body undergo optimal self-healing for optimal functional recovery. With all being done, now is the time for healing, but with highly variable pace. For detail, ask and work with doctor.

Of course, always keep up practicing healthy lifestyle without overindulgence and obsession.

Best wish...

Question 4

recurring compartment syndrome, 7 leg fasciotomies + 1 foot. fluid pockets from fasciotomies causing recurrence again, consider amputation?

Accepted Answer

I would tend : To want to avoid an amputation if possible. You need to get an answer as to why the problem reoccurs if fasciiotomies were already performed. Is this the same surgeon? Or is it being done by different surgeons?

Question 5

many fasciotomies cs returns. hypertrophic muscles, scar tissue & fluid pockets in leg. could fusing ankle atrophy muscles to reduce volume, & end cs?

Accepted Answer

Ankle Fusion: Ankle fusion (arthrodesis) absolutely will atrophy certain muscles in the foot and leg, as there is no further motion in the ankle joint.  This limits the amount of contracture and use of the muscle, which leads to muscle wasting and atrophy.  Also, you will not return the blood to your heart as effectively, as you rely on skeletal muscle to push the blood back to the heart (Venous insufficiency)

Question 6

i have fluid pockets on my neck/shoulder area above my collar bones, under my arms, on the outside of my ankles.. they have been there for about a year or more. should i be worried ?

Accepted Answer

Fluid pockets : I am not sure what this can be without examining you in person. I wonder if it is lymph edema

Question 7

what causes fluid build in lungs?

Accepted Answer

Inflammation: Inflammation or reaction to a foreign body like a bacteria such as infectio fluid in the lungs are also some disease states that cause your body to attack its own tissue and i can closterwood in the longs also remember that all these connect organs are connected in some way to each other in the chest so if the heart fails fluking back up into the lungs and vice versa is more competine you realize but it's a good question.

Question 8

what sounds like fluid in the lungs?

Accepted Answer

Lots: Anything that causes inflammation of the lungs (pneumonia, smoke inhalation, congestive heart failure, etc) will produce a sound like water moving in a tube. Most of this will clear with coughing (ronchi), but if it remains, it is usually described as rales. Rales are associated principally with congestive heart failure, and needs to be treated aggressively.

Question 9

lungs in fluid , problem in breathing and cuffing?

Accepted Answer

Several causes: Fluid in lungs can be due to several causes & it should be investigated by your doctor to determine appropriate therapy. Because the retained fluid in your lungs makes your lungs relatively stiff & makes it harder for oxygen to enter your body, it will lead to problems with breathing as the body tries to make up for this by breathing faster. Please consult a lung specialist for treatment.

Question 10

is anesthesia required to remove fluid from lungs?

Accepted Answer

Thoracentesis: Is one way to remove accumulated fluid from inside the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. Local anesthesia, injected painlessly on the skin surface, is required to assure comfort  during the procedure. If you are referring to fluid accumulation inside the lungs, as happens in heart failure, then drugs given systemically can "mobilize" fluid to be eliminated by the kidneys..

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What causes lung fluid retention after heart valve surgery?

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Hi. the high bun ratio seems to persist due to 80 mg lasix a day with metoprolol 100. is the patient dehydrated at the fluid restriction? any home technique to determine fluid retention in lungs? patient lost 20 lbs frm 150 lbs in a month (no gain)

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Hx of compartment syndrome, scar tissue & fluid pockets from fasciotomies. trying compression. how close pockets to stop fluid & the scar tissue & cs?

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Recurring compartment syndrome, 7 leg fasciotomies + 1 foot. fluid pockets from fasciotomies causing recurrence again, consider amputation?

A member asked:

Many fasciotomies cs returns. hypertrophic muscles, scar tissue & fluid pockets in leg. could fusing ankle atrophy muscles to reduce volume, & end cs?

A member asked:

I have fluid pockets on my neck/shoulder area above my collar bones, under my arms, on the outside of my ankles.. they have been there for about a year or more. should i be worried ?

A member asked:

What causes fluid build in lungs?

A member asked:

What sounds like fluid in the lungs?

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Lungs in fluid , problem in breathing and cuffing?

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Is anesthesia required to remove fluid from lungs?

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