Abdominal Edema

FDA Approves Berinert to Treat Abdominal Attacks, Facial Swelling Associated With Hereditary Angioedema by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Tue 13 Oct 2009 10:04pm The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Berinert, the first treatment for acute abdominal attacks and facial swelling associated with a rare and potentially life... the treatment options for individuals who experience acute abdominal attacks and facial swelling associated with hereditary angioedema,” said Karen Midthun, M.D., acting director of FDA Read on »

Dropsy by Matt S. Posted Tue 29 Jul 2008 12:00am into Mass General Hospital in the wee hours of the morn. What is "dropsy"? Dropsy--still used to describe ailments which affect marine animals such as fish or frogs (see left)--was the ancient word for edema, or total body sodium excess. Like the word "edema", dropsy does not make any distinctions between its many causes: heart failure, cirrhosis, kidney disease Read on »

Edema Defined - Edema Information - Treatment by franklinb Posted Sun 04 Oct 2009 11:11pm Definition: Edema is the accumulation of excessive fluid in body tissue. This accumulation can be in one place, such as the legs, or it can be generalized over a larger area...). The excess fluid then leaks into the interstitial tissue spaces, causing edema. How does salt intake affect edema? The body's balance of salt is usually well-regulated. A normal Read on »

Do you suffer from Edema? In many cases Capisette can releive symptoms of Edema by franklinb Posted Sun 04 Oct 2009 11:11pm . The condition occurs when certain forces increase capillary permeability or interstitial oncotic pressure. To simply matters, the swelling occurs as excessive fluid under the skin... permeability or interstitial oncotic pressure. To simplify matters, the swelling occurs as excessive fluid under the skin accumulates in the spaces within the tissues that are outside Read on »

swelling under armpit and skin lower down left trunk to ankle swollen by anil m. Posted Mon 26 Oct 2009 11:22am left arm pit stratched, then swelling during next couple days, rash breaks out both arm and legs . swelling and pain tremendious, from left armpit downwards. called ambulance, to hospital, introduction to wide range very strong anti biotics. swelling only increases and pain. after twodays they try steroids(intraveniously) swelling stops Read on »

Friday photoset: swell, just swell. by Cohabitaire Posted Thu 26 Aug 2010 6:40pm My husband surfs. A lot. I figured if we were to see each other regularly I should take up surfing, so three years ago I did just that. But when it’s too big for me (which is most of the time), I take photos. These were shot on a cold May morning when a large swell hit Australia’s East Coast. We took a dawn trip to Sandon Point near Wollongong Read on »

Study Confirms New Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema by nih.gov Posted Mon 10 May 2010 7:55am treatment alone for diabetes-associated swelling of the retina. In diabetic macular edema, leaky blood vessels... area swells and causes a condition called macular edema. The macula provides detailed central vision needed for activities such as reading Read on »

Avastin/Lucentis Update 40: Lucentis is Approved for Treating Macular Edema in Retinal Vein Occlusion by Irv Arons Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 23 Jun 2010 2:04pm of time or occur suddenly. It occurs when the normal blood flow through a retinal vein becomes blocked, causing swelling (edema) and hemorrhages in the retina, which may result... to macular edema, the swelling and thickening of the macula, which is the portion of the eye responsible for fine, detailed central vision. Lucentis is a prescription medication Read on »

Leg edema from Suboxone by SuboxDoc Patient Expert

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Posted Wed 25 Aug 2010 10:26pm and then get off them and go back to Suboxone. My medical Doc and I noticed that when I restart the Suboxone, I get 2-3 plus pitting edema in my legs, severe enough to require diuretics– and they don’t even work very wel. When I have stopped Suboxone in preparation for surgery, I immediately lose 15 lbs and the edema goes away. My Suboxone Doc says that there are no side Read on »

Can elevated JVP and edema legs occur in isolated diastolic heart failure ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 10 Apr 2010 11:22am It is over a century old dictum , that edema legs and elevated JVP is the hallmark of cardiac failure.In fact , these two constitute major criteria of Framingham... ventricle is less likely raise the systemic venous pressure to cause the edema and raised JVP. But still , isolated LV diastolic dysfunction can increase the PCWP and PAP and RVP Read on »

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