Pitting Oedema Flashcards
1
Q
What systems could be responsible for pitting oedema?
A
Cardiac Vascular GIT Renal Pharmacological Metabolic General
2
Q
What are possible CARDIAC causes of pitting oedema?
A
CCF
Constrictive pericarditis
3
Q
What are possible VASCULAR causes of pitting oedema?
A
DVT (unilateral)
Chronic venous insufficiency
Venous compression by abdo mass
IVC obstruction
4
Q
What are possible GIT causes of pitting oedema?
A
HYPOALBUMINAEMIA, secondary to:
- Malabsorption
- Protein-losing enteropathy
- Liver cirrhosis
5
Q
What are possible RENAL causes of pitting oedema?
A
HYPOALBUMINAEMIA, secondary to:
- Nephrotic syndrome
6
Q
What are possible PHARMACOLOGICAL causes of pitting oedema?
A
CCB’s
Fludrocortisone
7
Q
What are possible METABOLIC causes of pitting oedema?
A
Thiamine (B1) deficiency
8
Q
What are possible GENERAL causes of pitting oedema?
A
Immobility (‘dependent oedema)
