EDEMA

Edema Clinical history Clinical fluid assessment Altered Starlings Forces Increased Interstitial Oncotic Pressure Hypothyroid (Myxedema) Clinical signs of increased blood volume Increased Capillary Hydrostatic Pressure Renal Renal failure* Glomerulonephritis* Cardiac Congestive heart failure* Constrictive pericarditis Other Pregnancy Portal Hypertension Low serum albumin due to loss or impaired synthesis Decreased Capillary Oncotic Pressure Nephrotic syndrome* Nephritic syndrome*Liver failure/Cirrhosis Protein-losing enteropathy Burn* Malnutrition Increased Capillary Permeability Sepsis* Vasculitis /inflammation (eg. Henoch Schonlein Purpura,* Kawasaki disease*, Systemic Lupus Erythematous) Burn* Anaphylaxis*