Swelling of legs and feet consider hypoproteinemia, lower extremity venous thrombosis, cardiac insufficiency, renal disease and other causes, according to the cause of the disease to take medication or surgical treatment.
1. Hypoproteinemia: pay attention to eat more protein-rich food in diet, if necessary, human albumin can be fed intravenously to correct hypoproteinemia.
2. Lower extremity venous thrombosis: venous occlusion will cause swelling of the affected limbs, anticoagulant drugs can be applied, such as subcutaneous injection of low molecular heparin sodium or oral rivaroxaban, if the conservative is ineffective, interventional surgery can be minimally invasive to remove the thrombus.
3. Cardiac insufficiency: poor peripheral blood return will cause limb swelling, can apply cardiotonic and diuretic drugs, such as digoxin and other drugs for cardiotonic treatment, furosemide or spironolactone and other diuretic treatment.
4. Kidney disease: can be seen in a variety of diseases, such as nephrotic syndrome, diabetic nephropathy and so on. If there is nephrotic syndrome, glucocorticoids such as methylprednisolone sodium succinate should be applied for treatment.
For patients with diabetic nephropathy, it is necessary to control blood glucose through metformin and other drugs, treat the primary disease, and at the same time, it can use furosemide and other drugs to diuretic and reduce swelling, and if necessary, intravenous infusion of albumin, to correct hypoproteinemia. People with renal failure need dialysis treatment.
There are many possible causes of leg and foot swelling, and it is necessary to consult a doctor in a timely manner to clarify the cause of the disease under the guidance of the doctor.