Foot edema may be due to trauma, heart failure, kidney failure, rheumatic diseases and other causes, rapid elimination of edema measures are elevated limbs, medication and so on.
1. Trauma: foot trauma is easy to cause edema after the emergence of such a situation generally by elevating the injured foot, the role of gravity can reduce fluid extravasation, and thus reduce edema. However, the wound site should be sterilized to avoid infection.
2. Heart failure: heart failure will lead to a decline in blood supply function, at this time the patient’s body water discharge obstacles, which will cause edema of the feet, usually can follow the doctor’s instructions to use spironolactone, bumetanide and other drugs.
3. Renal failure: renal ischemia is prone to renal failure, if the condition is more serious, it will cause lower limb edema. Usually for this situation can use diuretic drugs to treat the condition, commonly used drugs are hydrochlorothiazide, mannitol and so on.
3. Rheumatic diseases: rheumatic diseases in the acute exacerbation will cause aseptic inflammation, then the patient’s feet will be stimulated by the inflammation of the formation of edema, and will also be accompanied by pain. Swollen feet caused by rheumatic diseases can be treated with anti-rheumatic drugs to eliminate edema. Commonly used drugs include methotrexate and leflunomide.
The cause of edema on the feet should be identified immediately, and then take the correct treatment according to the doctor’s prescription, so as to promote the rapid elimination of edema.