How to treat swelling in injured finger ?
Patient: Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ?  Yes, my daughter injured her finger and it was swollen around the finger nail.  It went down some but now it has swollen again and a little farther back.  Is there anything I can do at home? Doctor: Hi ! Good morning. I am Dr Shareef answering your query.If I were your doctor, I would advise your daughter to keep her injured hand elevated to reduce the swelling due to inflammation. I would also advise her for an anti inflammatory drug along with a proton pump inhibitor. With this, both the pain and swelling would get reduced. However, if the swelling and pain increases in intensity, I would refer you to a orthopedic surgeon to rule out a fracture of the bone in the region and for further management.I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts.Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.