Edema
Edema: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Localized
Venous or lymphatic obstruction and/or insufficiency
Venous thrombosis
Baker's cyst
Tumor invasion or compression (e.g., superior vena cava syndrome)
Surgical or radiation damage
Filariasis
Inflammatory disease
Allergic process
Physical or chemical trauma
Stings and bites
Immobilized or paralyzed limb
Congenital lymphedema
Generalized
Biventricular congestive heart failure
Tricuspid stenosis
Cor pulmonale
Pericardial disease
Chronic constrictive pericarditis
Pericardial effusion
Hypoalbuminemic states
Hepatic cirrhosis
Nephrotic syndrome
Protein-losing enteropathy
Malnutrition
Severe chronic disease
Acute and chronic renal failure with volume overload
Inferior vena cava obstruction
Myxedema
Pregnancy
Iatrogenic salt overload
Enteral feeding
Intravenous fluid administration
Drugs
Carbenicillin and similar drugs
Tamoxifen
Estrogens
Corticosteroids
Minoxidil
Calcium channel blockers (e.g., nifedipine)
Guanethidine
Diazoxide
Trichinosis
Idiopathic cyclic edema
Hereditary angioneurotic edema
References
1. Perloff JK, Braunwald E: Physical Examination of the Heart and Circulation, p. 15. See Bibliography, 1.
2. Shayman JA: Approach to the Patient with Edema, p. 948. See Bibliography, 3.
Book Source Details
- Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
- Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
- Year of Publication: 1999
- Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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