Touch:Gently press on the swollen area. If it feels puffy or leaves an indentation (pitting edema), this could be a sign of a significant injury or inflammation. 3. Test Range of Motion: Ankle Flexibility:Sit down with your legs extended. Try to point your toes (plantar flexion) and the...
Dropsy: An old term for the swelling of soft tissues due to the accumulation of excess water. In years gone by, a person might have been said to have dropsy. Today one would be more descriptive and specify the cause. Thus, the person might have edema due to congestive heart failure. Wh...
MALNUTRITION treatmentMEDICAL rehabilitationEDEMAHEALTH programsTo assesses how the introduction of new WHO discharge criteria for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) may affect the performance of therapeutic feeding programmes in India.The analysis concerns 6041 children admitted to Nutrition ...
It could also be peripheral edema. One of the first things I do in the office when someone says they're getting up at night to pass urine is lift up their trouser legs and see if they have pitting edema. I ask them: Do you have swelling in the legs? Do your shoes start to get ...