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What Causes Sudden Weight Loss, Fatigue And Ankle Swelling In An Elderly Person?
Question: I am looking for an answer to explain my following symptoms which came on about 10 days ago :
Unintentional weight loss
Forgetting where I am
Forgetting how to perform daily tasks
General weakness
Swelling feet and ankles
I am a 55-year-old female with no drug or alcohol abuse but I do smoke 4-6 cigarettes a day
I have been diagnosed with Type2 Diabetes; significant Mitral Valve Prolapse; A-Fib; hypertension; chronic depression.
Family history of hypertension, Parkinsons and type 2 diabetes.ny ideas you may have will be helpful as I go to a military hospital that asks the patient to basically diagnose themselves. Thank you
Unintentional weight loss
Forgetting where I am
Forgetting how to perform daily tasks
General weakness
Swelling feet and ankles
I am a 55-year-old female with no drug or alcohol abuse but I do smoke 4-6 cigarettes a day
I have been diagnosed with Type2 Diabetes; significant Mitral Valve Prolapse; A-Fib; hypertension; chronic depression.
Family history of hypertension, Parkinsons and type 2 diabetes.ny ideas you may have will be helpful as I go to a military hospital that asks the patient to basically diagnose themselves. Thank you
Brief Answer:
Differential Diagnosis of disease and management
Detailed Answer:
Hi x, thankxxxxxxxs for asking from HCM.
I can understand your concern. After reading your clinical history, I suspect it t be due to some chronic illness like
: The memory problem, weight loss and weakness due to depression and swelling due to either right side heart failure or chronic venous insufficiency.
: Weight loss and edema due to diabetes and its complication (autonomic dysfunction) and memory problem due to depression.
You have been suffering from few chronic illness already like Diabetes, hypertension, depression, mitral valve prolapse. You must control each illness very tightly. Any imbalance can manifest with such symptoms.
Now there is need to confirm our diagnosis. You should consult doctor for evaluation, examination and investigations like
: Blood sugar and HbA1c level to know about status of diabetes. Serum protein, liver and kidney function tests to find out any other cause of weight loss.
: ECHO and ECG to know about any heart failure/dysfunction/A-fib
: Doppler study of lower limb vessels to know about any insufficiency
: Consult Psychiatrist for depression.
All these investigations will help us in reaching unto some conclusion. Treatment can be given afterwards.
Kindly message me the reports. I will describe you how to manage it.
Hope you got my point. Thanks. Take care.
Differential Diagnosis of disease and management
Detailed Answer:
Hi x, thankxxxxxxxs for asking from HCM.
I can understand your concern. After reading your clinical history, I suspect it t be due to some chronic illness like
: The memory problem, weight loss and weakness due to depression and swelling due to either right side heart failure or chronic venous insufficiency.
: Weight loss and edema due to diabetes and its complication (autonomic dysfunction) and memory problem due to depression.
You have been suffering from few chronic illness already like Diabetes, hypertension, depression, mitral valve prolapse. You must control each illness very tightly. Any imbalance can manifest with such symptoms.
Now there is need to confirm our diagnosis. You should consult doctor for evaluation, examination and investigations like
: Blood sugar and HbA1c level to know about status of diabetes. Serum protein, liver and kidney function tests to find out any other cause of weight loss.
: ECHO and ECG to know about any heart failure/dysfunction/A-fib
: Doppler study of lower limb vessels to know about any insufficiency
: Consult Psychiatrist for depression.
All these investigations will help us in reaching unto some conclusion. Treatment can be given afterwards.
Kindly message me the reports. I will describe you how to manage it.
Hope you got my point. Thanks. Take care.
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