2006-08-27 13:50:45 · 6 answers · asked by cap3856 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
Phlebitis is inflammation caused by blood clots and can be serious. You could lose the leg if it is not promptly and properly treated. Seek professional medical care as soon as possible.
2006-08-27 13:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you have a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) Signs and symptoms include: swelling, warmth, pain. Keep your leg elevated and do not massage it or rub it. See a doctor. They can do doppler studies (ultrasound) to determine whether or not this is the case. DVTs are treated with Heparin therapy which will more than likely include or be limited to Lovenox injections. Also they will want you to keep your leg elevated and you may not be able to apply any pressure at all to the foot (bedrest). Keep in mind this is serious and could lead to a dislodgement and subsequent Pulmonary Embolus (respiratory distress) Please see a doctor ASAP.
I am a Registered Nurse in a Critical Care Unit
2006-08-28 07:31:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
phlebitis
(flbī´tÄs) , inflammation of a vein. Phlebitis is almost always accompanied by a blood clot, or thrombus, in the affected vein, a condition known as thrombophlebitis (see thrombosis). Blood-clot formation may follow injury or be associated with infections. Thrombophlebitis of deep veins, usually in the legs or pelvis, may occur in patients recovering from childbirth, surgery, or other conditions requiring prolonged bedrest; the clotting mechanism is thought to be impaired when the legs are immobilized. Pregnancy or the use of oral contraceptives predisposes some women to thrombophlebitis. The major danger is that a clot originating in the leg vein may dislodge and travel to the lung, a condition known as pulmonary embolism (see embolus). To avoid the risk of embolism, thrombophlebitis is usually treated with anticoagulants.
2006-08-27 20:59:42 · answer #3 · answered by mardaw 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please go to ER to rule out a clot. This is very serious. A blood clot in the lower extremity may travel to the lungs, causing severe respiratory problems and sometimes death.
2006-08-27 21:32:40 · answer #4 · answered by Nurse 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See a doctor--soon. This is what eventually caused the death of Richard Nixon.
2006-08-27 20:55:28 · answer #5 · answered by RG 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please seek medical attention asap,keep leg elevated.
2006-08-28 21:03:42 · answer #6 · answered by R W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋