someone hurt their leg and now its swollen and it turns blue/ black. The person is in hospital for treatment and their whole body began to swell. What's happening?
2007-10-23 10:08:33 · 22 answers · asked by Cool_Q 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Possibly gas gangrene but I can't tell without more info.
2007-10-23 10:19:31 · answer #1 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes just the swelling alone will make the leg turn blue/black, but I can't see it online so it's all speculation. I'd need to know if there are pulses in the foot, several different sites, which is ABSOLUTELY most important to diagnosis. I am glad that this person is IN the hospital where they need to be. This sounds very serious, and I hope that they do good on getting well.
Sorry I couldn't do any better, but I could fill up pages of symptoms and questions that you probably don't know the answers to and might make you worry more....it's just that being a RN makes you ask LOTS of questions. The best of luck to you and I'd be happy to know what the outcome of it all is, IF you have the time when it's over. I'm never too old to learn.
2007-10-23 10:16:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Looks like it's poor circulation of blood. Anasarca (whole body swelling) could be caused by renal shutdown again due to poor circulation. It is best that the person stays in the hospital until further tests and treatments are given. Don't be surprise if dialysis is considered.
2007-10-23 10:28:00 · answer #3 · answered by hungrykong 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say dry gangrene. Wet gangrene starts out red and yellow and smells really bad. Dry gangrene starts out as a bruise color then becomes black or dark blue and swells. After an amount of time it will become very hard and dry. Eventually, with dry gangrene, the affected area will fall off.
2007-10-23 10:20:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Could be a lot of things. Edema is when a body part is injured in a way that causes tissue swelling, redness and sensitivity. Massive bruising and/or hematomas could also be to blame. A spreading infection is also a suspect.
However, if the swelling is spreading upward, I suppose it could even by a snake or spider bite.
2007-10-23 10:12:10 · answer #5 · answered by Jeff 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming that the person may have a hidden medical problem. People with diabetese tend to have things to cause bad problems when they are in stage 1. If you don't mind, let us know what it is when you find out. I'm currently going to school for nursing and am curious.
2007-10-23 10:14:47 · answer #6 · answered by vstigger19 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the blue/black could be either bruising or indicative of major infection such as gangrene.
You can do an image search on yahoo for "gangrene" and see if that is what it looks like
2007-10-23 10:10:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
gangrene it a serverve infection sometimes in order to save there life they have to cut off there leg. I hope and pray this does not happen to your friend remember they will do all they can.
2007-10-23 10:15:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gangrene.
2007-10-23 10:10:45 · answer #9 · answered by Goethe's Ghostwriter 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Infection, gangrene, internal bleeding, etc. Either way let the doctors take care of it
2007-10-23 10:13:05 · answer #10 · answered by 1luv 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋