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What is a pic line? I use a walker and I am afraid I will dislodge anything placed in my upper body? I have MRSA and am prone to infections ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis
( Internal Medicine Specialist)
I had a PICCline inserted almost 4 months ago for daily IV infusions. I recently started hyperbaric oxygen treatments and have experienced what I think is atrial fluttering as the pressure in the ... View answer
I have gastroparesis with an implanted gastric pacer. I have a PICCline,and have been receiving weekly Fe Sucrose infusions for a very low iron level. My latest blood levels show a low platelet count ... View answer
Hello, my mum found out she has cancer of the food pipe, 3 months ago. She has had a PICCline ... they sent her away and removed the PICCline. I was just wondering if this was normal... View answer
I had a piccline for roughly a months time about 14 months ago. To this day the entry location of my piccline is highly sensitive. Things that I used to never been sensitive to are now... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Harshit Bhachech
( Dermatologist)
I seem to get frequent UTI s without any symptoms whatsoever. I had one in May and was in hospital for 5 days with a PICCline and close to being septic. Had to go home on 6 wks of IV ABX. I now have ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Mahesh Koregol
( Infertility Specialist)
Hello I had a PICCline placed last june to get IVIg weekly for ITP. The line got infected and was ... October. Both PICCline sites have an itchy rash around them, that is localized... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Ralph Chambers
( General & Family Physician)
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