Facial edema

Introduction Irregular life, stress problems, will slow down the operation of the lymphatic system, poor circulation of blood and lymph, the ability of water metabolism will be weakened, so that the waste water in the body will accumulate, forming facial and eyelid edema.

Cause

1. Poor circulation of blood and lymph, the ability of water metabolism will be weakened, and the waste water in the body will be accumulated.

2, the intake of excessive salt will make the water stay in the body, there will also be edema.

3, part of the edema is physiological, not caused by disease, closely related to lifestyle, such as not exercising during the day, not paying attention to exercise, blind weight loss, regular sleep irregularity or lack of sleep, excessive drinking.

an examination

It is necessary to actively judge according to the original disease, and the inspection should be targeted.

1, for example, the heart needs to check the electrocardiogram, myocardial enzymes, heart color ultrasound and so on.

2, the kidney needs to check urine routine, B-ultrasound, kidney function.

3, the liver needs to check the liver function, liver and gallbladder B ultrasound.

4, endocrine diseases need to check fasting blood sugar, thyroid hormone, rheumatoid factor.

Differential diagnosis

1, cardiogenic edema: mainly the performance of right heart failure.

2, renal edema: mainly various types of nephritis and kidney disease. Edema is characterized by eyelids and facial edema in the early morning when it gets up, and later develops systemic edema, especially severe edema in nephrotic syndrome. According to your description combined with your age, this edema is very likely, so it is best to go to the hospital for a urine test and blood biochemistry, it is necessary to do kidney B ultrasound.

3, hepatogenic edema: patients with cirrhosis are common. If there is no such hepatitis, it can generally be ruled out.

4, malnutrition edema: mainly long-term chronic wasting disease, protein loss gastrointestinal disease, burns and other causes of hypoproteinemia, which causes edema.

There are other causes of systemic edema, and systemic edema caused by premenstrual tension syndrome, characterized by mild edema of the eyelids, ankles and hands before 7-14 days before menstruation, may be accompanied by breast pain and pelvic weight Feeling, edema gradually subsided after menstruation.

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