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Suggest Remedies For Catheter Infection And Numbness In Hands And Knee Joints

If a patient has a catheter in there chest because they are waiting for an operation to put a phischula or how ever it s spelled. But the patient got an infection on his catheter, and also has no movement in his hands or knee joints. What would cause that?
Mon, 4 Nov 2019
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Hi,
The patient might need surgery for any fistula as you suggested, and if in lungs it can be any abnormal connection between lung and pleura, but since bed ridden patients are prone to repeated chest infections or urinary tract infections specially with catheterizations so that might be the case and your patient may need antibiotics like ciprofloxacin or dependant on urine cultures, which should be done before starting antibiotics. The catheter needs to be replaced as well.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Regards,
Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin, General & Family Physician
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Suggest Remedies For Catheter Infection And Numbness In Hands And Knee Joints

Hi, The patient might need surgery for any fistula as you suggested, and if in lungs it can be any abnormal connection between lung and pleura, but since bed ridden patients are prone to repeated chest infections or urinary tract infections specially with catheterizations so that might be the case and your patient may need antibiotics like ciprofloxacin or dependant on urine cultures, which should be done before starting antibiotics. The catheter needs to be replaced as well. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Regards, Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin, General & Family Physician