Question
A 3-year-old child has pneumonia with symptoms varying from good to bad. Sometimes, the child chokes when eating or drinking. Upon waking up in the morning, the hands become stiff, and the eyelids also become stiff. A comprehensive health check did not reveal any abnormalities. There is a 1.2cm tumor in the left kidney. How should we assist?
Answer
Possible causes include: cardiogenic pulmonary heart disease, congestive heart failure, liver disease liver cirrhosis, liver cancer, kidney disease nephrotic syndrome, renal failure, malnutrition catabolic metabolism disorder, protein malnutrition, vitamin B1 deficiency syndrome, endocrine hypothyroidism, adrenal cortical hyperfunction, senile edema, idiopathic periodic edema, lymphatic obstruction, venous occlusion, vascular neuritis edema, inflammatory edema, arteriovenous fistula. Pay attention to nutrition and avoid edema caused by malnutrition. Senile edema is usually systemic edema.