Patient's question:
3 years old. Got pneumonia in August. Coughing. Now sometimes getting better. But choking when eating or drinking. Recently, upon waking up in the morning, both hands are stiff and difficult to bend, feeling uncomfortable. The double eyelids are also stiff. : Comprehensive health check-up at a large hospital didn't reveal anything. Left kidney cyst 1.2. What kind of assistance is needed: What illness is it.Doctor's answer:
(1) Cardiogenic: Cor pulmonale, congestive heart failure, etc.(2) Hepatic: Cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, etc.
(3) Renal: Nephrotic syndrome, renal failure, etc.
(4) Nutritional and metabolic disorders: Protein malnutrition, thiamine deficiency, etc.
(5) Endocrine: Hypothyroidism, hyperadrenocorticism, etc.
(6) Others: Senile edema, idiopathic periodic edema, etc.
Lymphatic obstruction, venous obstruction, angioneurotic edema, inflammatory edema, arteriovenous fistula. Pay attention to nutrition to prevent edema caused by malnutrition. Senile edema is usually generalized edema.