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What Causes Swelling In The Stomach And Leg?

My father 87 year old seems to have bloated stomache, swollen Hydrocele and swollen leg. He has water in lung six month ago got treated for that. Till last 2 months, he was on Pleural drugs so there wa no swollen legs etc. I think now since he is not on drug(probably antibiotics) all these is coming up. Any suggestion on this or who is the best specialist we can contact
Wed, 5 Sep 2018
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Hi,



I understand your concern and would explain that his symptoms could be related to heart failure or an inguinal hernia. For this reason, I recommend consulting with his GP for a physical exam and some tests:



- A chest X-ray study

- A resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound

- NT-pro brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) plasma levels

- Complete blood count, PCR, ESR for inflammation

- Kidney and liver function tests

- An abdominal ultrasound.



You should discuss with his doctor on the above tests.



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What Causes Swelling In The Stomach And Leg?

Hi, I understand your concern and would explain that his symptoms could be related to heart failure or an inguinal hernia. For this reason, I recommend consulting with his GP for a physical exam and some tests: - A chest X-ray study - A resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound - NT-pro brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) plasma levels - Complete blood count, PCR, ESR for inflammation - Kidney and liver function tests - An abdominal ultrasound. You should discuss with his doctor on the above tests. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.