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Is Venous Doppler Ultrasound Necessary To Detect Reason For Water Retention?

I have been having swollen feet all week. I went to the doctor today and he said it was water retention but didn t know the reason why. So he did some blood work and told me to make an appointment for a venous doppler ultrasound. Is it necessary to have the ultrasound done, can t he just get results from the blood test?
Thu, 31 Jul 2014
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welcome to Health care magic.
1.Your doctor may want to rule out the presence of DVT deep vein thrombosis. ( if you have sever pain the the limbs or to evaluate the swelling.
2.You are telling your feet swollen - may be your doctor would like to know if there are any varicosity ( dilated and torturous vein)
3.Your blood test might have shown the possibilities of thrombus.
4.He can get the result, but doppler is a live investigation which can see the flow / obstruction, on a live.
5.There are several reasons to ask for a doppler scan.
Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health.
Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.
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Is Venous Doppler Ultrasound Necessary To Detect Reason For Water Retention?

welcome to Health care magic. 1.Your doctor may want to rule out the presence of DVT deep vein thrombosis. ( if you have sever pain the the limbs or to evaluate the swelling. 2.You are telling your feet swollen - may be your doctor would like to know if there are any varicosity ( dilated and torturous vein) 3.Your blood test might have shown the possibilities of thrombus. 4.He can get the result, but doppler is a live investigation which can see the flow / obstruction, on a live. 5.There are several reasons to ask for a doppler scan. Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health. Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.