Low protein edema

If the body shows low protein during examination, edema will occur. In more serious patients, the edema will become quite obvious. This requires attention. You must control your water intake. In this case, it is best not to consume too much water, and you should also use some anti-edema and analgesic drugs to cooperate with the treatment, so that your body can become better.

1. Treatment of the primary disease

For edema with a clear primary cause, appropriate treatment should be given according to the nature and pathogenesis of the primary disease. For some edema, the physiological disorder caused will be corrected after the primary disease is controlled, and the edema symptoms will be relieved accordingly, without the need for further symptomatic treatment.

2. Properly control water and sodium intake

Patients with edema should understand their water and sodium intake, and realize that limiting water and sodium intake is very effective in preventing further aggravation of edema. However, it should be noted that excessive sodium restriction may cause hyponatremia, especially in patients using diuretics.

3. Control the speed of edema disappearance

Depending on the different causes of edema and the internal environmental balance of the patient's body, the speed of edema fluid removal should be appropriately controlled. Because excreting too much fluid too quickly may cause adverse consequences or even life-threatening complications.

4. Rational selection of diuretics

The selection of diuretics should start with a small dose and gradually increase the dose according to the treatment response to avoid diuretic therapy-induced hypovolemia and electrolyte imbalance.

5. General treatment

1. Rest: For most patients with edema caused by organ dysfunction, proper bed rest can improve the blood supply to these organs, reduce their burden, prevent symptoms from worsening, and facilitate recovery.

2. Diet: Since patients with systemic edema have varying degrees of water and sodium retention, they should be given a low-salt diet to reduce the sodium and water content in the body.

6. Etiological treatment

In patients whose etiology is clear and can be removed, active etiological treatment can achieve good results.

7. Observation of the course of disease

After the cause is identified and treatment is implemented, in addition to closely observing changes in other symptoms and signs of the primary disease during treatment, the following two points should be noted when observing edema.

1. Edema disappearance: After active treatment, edema should gradually disappear. At this time, it is necessary to observe whether the area of ​​edema is reduced and the degree is alleviated, and measure body weight regularly. For patients with ascites, abdominal circumference should be measured daily. If the edema does not subside significantly, the following reasons should be considered: ① The patient did not take the medication as ordered; ② The medication was improperly selected or the dosage was insufficient; ③ The cause of the disease was not treated thoroughly; ④ The diagnosis was incorrect. Then further processing is carried out based on the results of the comprehensive analysis.