著者：Philip M. Buttaravoli and Kevin J. Brochu
Abstract
Edema is a manifestation of a variety of disease processes, ranging from disorders of hemostasis, to hepatic or cardiac failure, to malignancy. This chapter discusses how the differential can be narrowed by categorizing edema as pitting and nonpitting.
Keywords
bilateral edema
bilateral nonpitting edema
bilateral pitting edema
cellulitis
deep vein thrombosis
DVT
heat edema
leg edema
nonpitting edema
peripheral edema
phlegmasia cerulea dolens
pitting edema
swelling of the lower extremities
unilateral edema
unilateral nonpitting edema
unilateral pitting edema
