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What are the common symptoms of Lymphedema?
The common symptoms of Lymphedema include swelling in the arms and legs, a heavy feeling in the arm or leg, aching in the arm or leg, infections, and hardening of the skin.
Can you have lymphedema in just one leg?
Yes lymphedema can be present in just one limb. It can occur in an arm leaving the legs and the other arm unaffected. Source: http://vitalitymedical.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/the-3-most-important-compression-pump-reminders/
When is it completely contraindicated to take a blood pressure on a patients arm?
You should not take blood pressures in the arm if the patient has lymphedema or is at high risk for it, such as after a lymph node dissection for breast cancer.
Lymphedema Can it be hereditary?
Yes, lymphedema can be hereditary. This is also known as congenital lymphedema. For more see. www.compressionpumps.com
What alternative or complementary therapies are there for lymphedema?
The use of clinical aromatherapy in conjunction with CDT may improve the quality of life for persons with lymphedema. Clinical aromatherapy involves the use of essential oils to improve the functioning of the immune system.
It can be caused by cancer treatments burns or trauma?
secondary lymphedema
How is lymphedema diagnosed?
In 90% of the cases, lymphedema is diagnosed through observations, measurements, and symptoms. The remaining 10% require the use of more complex diagnostic tests such as lymphoscintigraphy. Lymphoscintigraphy is a technique.
How long is lymphedema treated?
Lymphedema is a chronic condition that requires continuing treatment.
What condition could happen if you draw blood from a mastectomy patient?
if you draw blood from the arm from the surgical side, they could get swelling of the arm from poor circulation, called lymphedema. so they cannot have any blood draws, iv's, injections or blood pressue taken on that arm at all.
What is processor used in manual quadrocopter?
Any ARM or Cortex based processor will do. We use ARM based processor because it is energy efficient and power available on the Quad rotor is limited.
Could you die from lymphedema?
Lymphedema can be deadly if it is not treated. It can be treated using compression pumps and compression hosiery like this:http://www.vitalitymedical.com/Catalog/Lymphedema-Pumps-1169-.html
Could you die from having lymphedema?
Lymphedema can be deadly if it is not treated. It can be treated using compression pumps and compression hosiery like this:http://www.vitalitymedical.com/Catalog/Lymphedema-Pumps-1169-.html
