MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'edema'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:11:09 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096201&cid=t_133776_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwilderness-medical-society-publishes-prevention-and-treatment-tips-for-altitude-sickness%2F2011.08.05 Led by Andrew Luks MD and his colleagues, the Wilderness Medical Society has published Consensus Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Altitude Illness (Wild Environ Med 2010:21;146-155). These guidelines are intended to provide clinicians about best evidence-based practices, and were derived from the deliberations of an expert panel, of which I was a member. The disorders considered were acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude cerebral edema (HACE), and high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). The guidelines present the main prophylactic and therapeutic modalities for each disorder and provide recommendations for their roles in disorder management. The guidelines also provide suggested approaches to prevention and management of each disorder that incorporate the recommend... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096201 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:00:00 +0100 5096201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3903137&cid=t_133776_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2FngDKLFI5ha8%2F A reader’s question: I have been on Suboxone for 2 years. My addiction was Oxycontin.  I had knee replacement surgery and was successfully able to take pain meds 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 efffects. I am 53 and have heart disease, and I know that this extra fluid is not good for my heart. My kidneys are normal. Have you heard other comments of this nature? Is it dose related?  This is a serious situation for me. Reply: I have h... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3903137 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:26:01 +0100 3903137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3511492&cid=t_133776_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fkawasakis-disease%2F Pathophysiology 1) necrotizing vasculitis of early childhood 2) generalized rash (exantham) 3) fever 4) conjuncitivitis 5) lymphadenitis 6) oral lesions 7) possible infectious cause includes parvovirus B19 Signs and Symptoms 1) fever (always present) 2) skin rash 3) conjuncitivitis 4) lymphadenopathy 5) coronary artery aneurysms (25%) 6) cervical adenitis 7) strawberry tongue (also seen in scarlet fever) 8) crusting and fissuring of lips 9) erythema of hands and feet followed by desquamation 10) edema of mucous membranes Characteristic Test Findings Laboratory – 1) antiendothelial cell antibodies 2) increased IL-2 receptors 3) increased IL-1 receptors Histology/Gross Pathology 1) infarcts and hemorrhage in heart and kidney 2) vasculitis of medium-size arteries Associated Conditions 1... Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3511492 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:34:29 +0100 3511492 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494370&cid=t_133776_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2FPg-75NOruns%2F           About 5 million people in the United States suffer from congestive heart failure (CHF).  Approximately 550,000 new cases of the condition are diagnosed every year.  It is the most common hospital discharge diagnosis with more than one million hospital stays annually.  A person 40 years or more has a 1 in 5 chance of developing heart failure.  Congestive heart failure (CHF) affects 1% of the people aged 50 years, 5% people aged 75 years or older and 25% people aged 85 years or older irrespective of sex.  Congestive heart failure, or simply heart failure, is a condition where the heart fails to pump adequate blood to meet the body’s need.  Unlike a heart attack, the heart does not stop beating – rather, it weakens over the course of months or years so tha... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494370 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:13:50 +0100 3494370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376618&cid=t_133776_134_f&fid=35137&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdiabetesupdate.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fnews-you-missed-actos-strongly-linked.html This study was published in an Ophthalmology journal, rather than a diabetes journal, and seems to have been completely ignored by the diabetes press. Here's the study:Glitazone Use Associated with Diabetic Macular Edema Donald S. Fong. Am J Ophth Volume 147, Issue 4, Pages 583-586.e1 (April 2009)This study analyzed the records of 170,000 people with diabetes treated by Kaiser Permanente Southern California. The researchers found that In 2006, there were 996 new cases of ME. Glitazone users were more likely to develop ME in 2006 (odds ratio [OR], 2.6; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.4 to 3.0). After excluding patients who did not have the drug benefit, did not have an eye exam, and had a HgA1c (Source: Diabetes Update) Diabetes Update blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376618 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:05:00 +0100 2376618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222821&cid=t_133776_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FJbLB4DjjaQQ%2F I lost my father to congestive heart failure, when he was 85. After his first heart attack we were told that we would only have him for 3 more months at most, this was when he was 60 years old. When my father came home from the hospital he changed his life style and diet to include more fruits and vegetables very little fat if any and more exercise. Along with all of this he cut his alcohol consumption. Needless to say he lived 25 years longer than expected. When the heart cannot pump enough blood to the other organs, it is called congestive heart failure. When the blood flow slows going out of the heart, the returning blood through the veins backs up. This change in the flow causes congestion in your tissues. Some of the symptoms of congestive heart failure are, shortness of breath, swell... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222821 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:00:00 +0100 2222821 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2125336&cid=t_133776_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D5958 What’s the furor all about? 22-year-old Kugan Ananthan died in police custody. He was being held under a two-week remand to facilitate police investigations linking him to several car theft cases. From the press we gather that a post-mortem found “liquid in his lungs”. Does this mean there was no foul play? If you read the MSM, that’s what they are saying. Post-mortem revealed no foul play in the death of police detainee A. Kugan at the Subang Taipan police station. But there seems to be more than that. If you read Malaysiakini and watch the video (warning: viewer discretion is strongly advised as there are pretty graphic images here) there appears to be unusual injuries to the body. Was the suspect in fact so severely beaten during his interrogation that this bea... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2125336 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2125336 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056786&cid=t_133776_88_f&fid=38203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprecordialthump.medbrains.net%2F2008%2F12%2F22%2Fproblems-in-toxicology-009%2F You are working as a locum doctor in the Northern Territory. Your patient is a 32 year-old Indonesian man who says he was stung while hauling in a net on an offshore fishing vessel. Initially he had stinging sensations in his legs and back with the appearance of visible welts. His symptoms progressed to excruciating abdominal, chest, and limb pains, followed by vomiting. He arrived at your hospital 16 hours after the onset of symptoms and complained of ongoing pain and dyspnoea. He had tachycardia (100/min), hypertension (170/80 mmHg), tachypnea (28/min), pulse oximetry of SO2 95% on air, and bibasal lung crepitations. His electrocardiograph showed widespread non-specific ST-T abnormalities. You initiated treatment with morphine IV, chlorpromazine IV, and metoclopramide IV. The patient th... AEQUANIMITAS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056786 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:25:22 +0100 2056786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2000168&cid=t_133776_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2008%2F12%2Faftb-lecture-notes-acute-pulmonary-oedema%2F AFTB lecture notes - Acute Pulmonary Oedema (APO) DIAGNOSIS Acute heart failure syndrome (AHFS) spectrum can be divided for therapeutic management into: Dyspnoea + /- congestion with elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP) >140 mmHg, usually with abrupt onset APO (most frequent type) Dyspnoea + /- congestion with normal SBP 100-140 mmHg, usually with [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2000168 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:00:30 +0100 2000168