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Suggest Treatment For Broken Ribs And Muscle Injury

Posted on Mon, 17 Aug 2015

Question: 10 days fell and 4 days ago Dr xrays confirm broken rib no fluid lungs / chest yest & 2day feet ankles legs swollen extemely bad what risk & action should i tak
Also have wheeze from Uri 2 wks agi

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Needs immediate action

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for the query

Swelling in the legs could mean that either your heart or the kidneys have become weak.
Broken ribs and muscle injury can sometimes release toxins which can lead to kidney injury. I recommend you to do the following

1. Please approach your GP and get complete blood count, urine routine and renal function test done
2. Do not engage in strenuous activities until you are better
3. Do not ignore this matter

I hope i was of help,if you have any further queries please get back to me

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (39 minutes later)

Thank you thats pretty much what i was thinking. I also had spinal fusion surgery 3/27/15 L4 & 5 aligned only by 1/3 of inch. An emergency rom visit 5/10/15 did thorough testing due to weird spine pain at thoracic level. My Troponin-T level was at upper limit 0.010 somehow i believe this is related to my current condition.

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (1 minute later)

Brief Answer:
Trop T

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for getting back, I am glad I was of help. Top T will be elevated after trauma or after surgery. One should repeat it and look for an increasing trend every 6 hours

Regards

Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar