Edema Flashcards
1
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Mechanism of Edema
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2
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Causes of Unilateral limb edema
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- Venous (DVT – varices)
- Lymphatic obstruction (filariasis – radiation - metastasis)
- Rupture Backer’s cyst.
- Rupture Plantaris tendon.
- Local infection as Cellulitis.
- Hereditary
3
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Causes of Bilateral limb edema
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4
Q
How to Examine Edema?
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- Unilateral or Bilateral
- Tender or not
- Pitting or not
- Level of Edema
- Relation to ascites
- Overlying skin characters
5
Q
How to Examine Edema?
- Unilateral or Bilateral
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6
Q
How to Examine Edema?
- Tender or not
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7
Q
How to Examine Edema?
- Pitting or not
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8
Q
How to Examine Edema?
- Level of edema
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9
Q
How to Examine Edema?
- Relation to ascites
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10
Q
Causes of ascites precox
(ascites before edema in cardiac patient)
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- Constrictive pericarditis.
- Pericardial effusion.
- Restrictive myopathy.
11
Q
How to Examine Edema?
- Overlying skin characters
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12
Q
What is Anasarca?
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It means generalized edema.
13
Q
level of Edema to be manifest
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It must be > 10% of water content of body.
14
Q
if it’s < 10%: ……
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occult edema
