Nephrology Book

Edematous Conditions

  • Edema evaluation

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Edema evaluationAka: 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)

ConceptsSign or Symptom (T184)
EnglishBrawny edema, Brawny oedema, Brown edema, Brown oedema
Spanishedema indurado con coloracion parda, edema pardo
Parent ConceptsEdema (C0013604)
SourcesSCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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