What can cause bilateral edema?

What can cause bilateral edema?

The most probable cause of bilateral edema in older patients is chronic venous insufficiency. Heart failure is also a common cause. Other systemic causes such as renal disease or liver disease are much rarer.

What causes bilateral pitting pedal edema?

Pitting edema is commonly caused by poor circulation or the retention of excess fluids. Some common risk factors that may lead to these problems include sitting or standing in one position for too long, low protein levels, obesity, and pregnancy.

What is bilateral pedal edema?

Most common cause is bilaeral pedal edema. Definition: existence of the excess fluid in the lower extremity resulting in swelling of the feet and extending upward. Further classified as pitting (depress-able) and non-pitting.

What are the four types of edema?

Types include:

• Peripheral edema: This affects the feet, ankles, legs, hands, and arms.
• Pulmonary edema: This occurs when excess fluid collects in the lungs, making breathing difficult.
• Cerebral edema: This occurs in the brain.
• Macular edema: This is a serious complication of diabetic retinopathy.

How is bilateral edema treated?

Mild edema usually goes away on its own, particularly if you help things along by raising the affected limb higher than your heart. More-severe edema may be treated with drugs that help your body expel excess fluid in the form of urine (diuretics). One of the most common diuretics is furosemide (Lasix).

What are the three main causes of edema?

Edema can be the result of medication, pregnancy or an underlying disease — often congestive heart failure, kidney disease or cirrhosis of the liver.

What is the treatment for edema?

Is edema a disease?

Although edema can affect any part of your body, you may notice it more in your hands, arms, feet, ankles and legs. Edema can be the result of medication, pregnancy or an underlying disease — often congestive heart failure, kidney disease or cirrhosis of the liver.

What is an edema of the extremidades inferiores?

El edema de las extremidades inferiores corresponde a una salida de líquido plasmático de los vasos sanguíneos hacia el tejido intersticial a nivel de las piernas. Se evidencia por un aumento en el volumen de una o ambas piernas, en su totalidad o en parte.

What does edema of the miembros mean?

Se evidencia por un aumento en el volumen de una o ambas piernas, en su totalidad o en parte. Un edema de los miembros inferiores puede ser blando o duro, rojo o blanco, y puede guardar durante cierto tiempo la huella de los dedos: a este signo se le conoce como edema fóveo.

What is bilateral leg edema?

Edema is a medical terminology used for swelling of any tissue. It occurs when there is accumulation of interstitial fluid that has leaked from the tiny blood vessels near the tissue. Bilateral leg edema is swelling in both the legs which also include feet and ankles. Usually edema is painless.

What are the treatment options for edema unilateral?

eco-doppler de los miembros inferiores si se está en presencia de un edema unilateral y si se sospecha de una trombosis o una flebitis. El tratamiento puede abarcar desde el simple uso de medias de contención a la cirugía dependiendo de la causa identificada.