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