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Edema Causes
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The only way to prevent edema is to prevent the cause. Smoking is the main cause of chronic lung disease. Congestive heart failure most often is caused by coronary artery disease, high blood pressure or drinking too much alcohol. To avoid leg swelling on long trips, stand up and walk around often. Ideally, you should get up once an hour. If that's not possible, then exercise your feet and lower legs while sitting. This will help the veins move blood back toward the heart.
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Some diabetes drugs linked to eye disorder
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Pulmonary edema
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Pulmonary edema is an abnormal build up of fluid in the air sacs of the lungs, which leads to shortness of breath Alternative Names ... Read more »
Clinical trial: Can Arxxant help slow the progress of macular ...
This is a study to determine if Arxxant (ruboxistaurin) can help slow the worsening of macular edema in patients with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. This... Read more »
Tapping Test Can Be Used to Diagnose Bone Marrow Edema of the ...
Source: eOrthopod
Bone marrow edema (BME) of the knee is a painful, but self-limiting disease that can occasionally progress to irreversible osteonecrosis (bone cell... Read more »
Congestive Heart Failure Complications
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Many symptoms of heart failure result from the congestion that develops as fluid backs up into the lungs and leaks into the tissues. Other symptoms... Read more »
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