Edema of cardiac or congestive origin

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Edema of cardiac or congestive origin is most often caused by circulatory failure (especially of the heart) and impaired outflow of blood from the periphery to the right heart. As a result, the venous pressure increases and the fluid exudates as a result of the permeability of the vessel walls and the oncotic pressure of the plasma decreases due to impaired protein-forming activity of the liver as a result of, inter alia, of said venous stasis within it.

  1. In patients who are walking, swellings first appear around the ankles, on the lower legs, and gradually higher on the legs
  2. In lying patients, lesions usually appear in the sacro-lumbar region
  3. To reduce discomfort, it is recommended that you restrict sitting with your legs down, especially on hard seats. But it is not everything
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Characteristics of edema of cardiac or congestive origin

This type of swelling depends on the position of the body. In prone patients, they are usually located in the sacro-lumbar region, and in walking patients, they form first in the ankle area, on the lower legs and gradually higher on the legs, etc. Another characteristic feature of edema of cardiac or congestive origin is that in walking patients they become more intense during the day, and at night – especially in the initial period – they disappear.

Edema of cardiac or congestive origin – management

W home pre-medical procedureaimed at reducing edema of cardiac or congestive origin, you should:

  1. limit naps during the day, especially if they make you feel tired and breathless,
  2. limit sitting with legs lowered down, especially on hard seats (pressing the legs with a sharp edge) – thanks to this you can eliminate blood stagnation caused by obstruction of its outflow,
  3. limit the amount of salt in the diet, which causes water retention in the vascular bed,
  4. limit the amount of fluids you drink to prevent an increase in the volume of circulating blood,
  5. take a lying position several times a day (for half to at least one hour) in order to counteract stagnation and the formation of edema in the lower limbs,
  6. place the feet and shins slightly higher when lying down to facilitate the outflow of blood from the lower limbs and counteract hydrostatic influences favoring the formation of edema, especially in chronic circulatory failure.

Any other anti-oedematous treatment must be associated with the precise determination of the cause of the edema, i.e. causally oriented, after the patient’s examination by a doctor.

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