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Edematous Conditions

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Edema evaluation

Aka: Edema evaluation, Pitting edema, Brawny edema, Dependent edema, Non-Pitting edema
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  1. See Also
    1. Edema
  2. Technique for evaluation of edema
    1. Examiner impresses thumb into skin over bony surface
      1. Tibia
      2. Fibula
      3. Sacrum
    2. Withdraw thumb
    3. Measure depth of pit and record in millimeters
  3. Interpretation
    1. Pitting edema
    2. Non-Pitting edema (Brawny edema)
      1. Myxedema
      2. Chronic inflammation
      3. Chronic Venous Stasis
  4. Edema Distribution
    1. Dependent edema (fluid shift in response to gravity)
      1. Standing patient accumulates fluid in feet and ankles
      2. Bed-bound patient collects fluid posteriorly (Sacrum)
    2. Chronic Leg Edema (Brawny edema)
      1. Tissue becomes fibrotic and fails to pit

Brown edema (C0333248)

Concepts Sign or Symptom (T184)
SnomedCT 248500008, 18174004
English Edema, brown, edema brown, brawny edema, browning edema, edema brawny, Brawny edema, Brawny oedema, Brown edema, Brown oedema, Brawny edema (finding), Brown edema (morphologic abnormality)
Spanish edema indurado con coloración parda (hallazgo), edema indurado con coloración parda, edema pardo (anomalía morfológica), edema pardo
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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