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Severe Pain In Knee. Heart Patient, Diabetic. No Help From Voveran. Suggestions?
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my grand mom who is 82 is having severe pain in her knee. She is a heart patient, has had a bypass surgery 16 years ago. Has a pacemaker installed 3 years ago and had a endoscopic surgery and had a stent installed 6months ago. She also has blood pressure and diabetes. Since yesterday night she is having severe pain in her knee, which is unbearable. In morning we gave her a,voveran 50 mg, and now at 5:30 pm we have given another one along with half a tablet of crocin.
what should we do now.
please provide guidance
my grand mom who is 82 is having severe pain in her knee. She is a heart patient, has had a bypass surgery 16 years ago. Has a pacemaker installed 3 years ago and had a endoscopic surgery and had a stent installed 6months ago. She also has blood pressure and diabetes. Since yesterday night she is having severe pain in her knee, which is unbearable. In morning we gave her a,voveran 50 mg, and now at 5:30 pm we have given another one along with half a tablet of crocin.
what should we do now.
please provide guidance
Thu, 5 Sep 2013
Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.
Sudden onset of severe knee pain in an elderly patient without any history of injury always warrants investigations. There is no role for self care measures.
A detailed clinical examination and appropriate investigations are necessary to establish the cause of pain.
I suggest you to consult an orthopedic surgeon for evaluation and management.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
Sudden onset of severe knee pain in an elderly patient without any history of injury always warrants investigations. There is no role for self care measures.
A detailed clinical examination and appropriate investigations are necessary to establish the cause of pain.
I suggest you to consult an orthopedic surgeon for evaluation and management.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
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