Many old people have the habit of soaking their feet in hot water. Massage their feet with hot water is certainly good for their health, but it is also very dangerous for a group of people. You can't soak your feet in hot water or massage casually! Otherwise, it will cause dyspnea and sudden death!
78-year-old Mrs. Wang was taken to the hospital at midnight 12. Her son said that the old mother couldn't breathe after soaking her feet at home at night. After investigation, it was really pulmonary embolism.
Why do good people get pulmonary embolism when they soak their feet?
Explain first, what is pulmonary embolism? Simply put, pulmonary embolism is actually a thrombus blocking our pulmonary artery. Where did this thrombus come from? Not the lungs, mostly from the deep veins of our lower limbs, that is, the deep veins of our legs. Therefore, once a thrombus forms in our lower limbs, don't soak your feet casually, let alone massage your legs, which may cause the thrombus to fall off and block our pulmonary artery. In particular, newly formed thrombus, hot water soaking feet, once the blood vessels expand and then massage and squeeze, are more likely to fall off, posing a threat to life.
In order to prevent pulmonary embolism, how can we find deep venous thrombosis of lower limbs early? Today I will teach you two methods, which are very simple. The first is to measure the leg circumference:
Once the deep venous thrombosis of our lower limbs is formed, it will cause blood reflux disorder, then the blood vessels will naturally expand and the leg circumference will become thicker. Generally speaking, the thigh and leg circumference of our normal people will not exceed the gap of 1cm. If it exceeds 1cm, it may be necessary to check whether there is thrombosis in the lower limbs. This method usually needs professional medical staff to judge.
The second method is to press your leg. Is it a pit? Of course, kidney disease can also cause this situation, but edema caused by kidney disease is generally bilateral symmetry. The leg swelling caused by deep venous thrombosis of lower limbs is often unilateral, which can also be used as a basis for judgment.
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