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Swelling over wrist
92 yrs female bed ridden for more than 8 months due to pelvis fracture.She is complaing of swelling at left wrist joint for the past 5 days and today she developed bluish colouration of the fingers.What could be the reason for this?What should we do next?
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It could be DVT.(deep vein thrombosis )
Kindly shift her to a hospital for proper care and treatment.
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Probably deep vein thrombosis
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Need to get either sonography or MR angiography to confirm diagnosis
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