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I’m a 30-year-old woman and have recently undergone several tests due to swelling in my legs (pedal edema), which still occurs but varies in severity. My blood work — including CBC, thyroid, kidney, and liver function tests — all came back normal. A 2D echocardiogram also showed no abnormalities. However, I’ve recently started experiencing shortness of breath with exertion. Yesterday, while brisk walking, my oxygen saturation dropped to 91%, but it returned to 99% within a second of stopping. Is this kind of fluctuation normal, or should I undergo further evaluation for potential heart issues such as heart failure?
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Please seek a proper physical consultation with a General Physician in your area.
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Go for TMT
Are u taking any medication?
Whats your blood pressure
Swelling on face /belly?
What kind of diet do u follow?
Do u work while standing for prolonged interval?
Any increase in heart rate /tremors or anxiety?
Is the edema pitting in nature?
Is it only on dependable parts and disappear while raising legs?
Please consult for more details
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Need few more details
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Better to go for TMT, X ray chest, kidney function tests, serum total proteins.
Consult online with me with results.
Reduce salt in your diet.
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Dependent edema in first instant. Put you leg on chair while sitting not to hang. At night put three pillows under leg. It decrease.
Tab montek lc one at night for five days.
Duoline respule, budecort respule two times for 3 to days.
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Good noon ! Considering the history given by you , without any attached lab values it is advisable to workup further to be diagnosed . Pedal edema and shortness of breath may be due to varied reasons.
Try to identify the symptoms causing system , like cardio vascular system , respiratory system etc .
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Dr. Shreyas Singh
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2 yrs exp
Haldwani
Need more details Kindly contact for further consultation with minimum cost
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Verma
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9 yrs exp
Gurgaon
-According to your query and sign and symptom you want to know about the cause and Treatment of disease as you have mentioned as above as -
-Please take consultation for better evaluation and best Treatment as it need complete history of patient as personal and family history.
Please follow good life style as
• take plenty of fluid and
• take less spicy and fatty foods and
• take home made food only and
do exercise regularly with yoga and meditation and
• keep positive attitude to fight any disease and any problem of your life .
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
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6 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Chaithra H
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5 yrs exp
Bangalore
Do consult.
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
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9 yrs exp
Dehradun
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