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Pitting edema is a swollen area that will give when pressed and retain a depression for a minute , or so.

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Is it pitting or non pitting pedal oedema in filariasis?

non pitting


What Oedema is?

Pitting edema is a swollen area that will give when pressed and retain a depression for a minute , or so.


How do you get rid of pitting oedema?

pitting oedema is the retension of fluid due to cardiac failure as a consequence of excessive salt and water retension ,also seen in pulmonary diseases,peripheral oedema is mainly found in the feet and ankles in ambulant patients,as its site is determined by gravity,pressure with the thumb if sustained will displace the fluid and leave a pit,on going to bed it is redestributed to thighs and sacral regions,the treatment is to treat the cause for cardiac,pulmonary,venous congestion,or for renal causes, to advice the patient to consume less salt and to be ambulant


What is another name for oedema?

Dropsy is the former name for oedema


What does endplate oedema mean?

what does endplate oedema mean


What causes oedema?

Oedema is the accumulation of fluid within any part of the body.


Obsolete name for oedema?

Dropsy


What is an anasarca?

An anasarca is a generalized oedema.


Can anemia lead to oedema?

anemia causes increased production of vascular endothelial relaxing factor that causes dilatation of the vasculature producing oedema.


What is the pitting potential give examples of factors which influence the value of the pitting potential?

Pitting potential is the potential where the pitting start and this is noticed when the current is suddenly increased that also mean below this value, now pitting corrosion will initiate Many parameters can effluence the pitting potential such as Temperature, halides ions, surface finishing of the alloy and also state of the electrolyte , is it flowing or stagnant.


What is the reason for death after consuming methanol?

Death results from complications of metabolic acidosis including coma, convulsions, cardiovascular collapse, cerebral oedema and pulmonary oedema.


What is acroedema?

Acroedema is oedema which affects the hands and feet.

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