which is why legs and feet, where blood pressure is higher due to gravity, are commonly affected. There are two primary forms of edema - pitting edema and non-pitting (lymphatic) edema.

The examination revealed bilateral, +3 pitting edema from her feet to the inferior aspects of her knees. Both legs were symmetrically tense and erythematous. Homan's sign was negative and there ...

Quantifying edema is difficult -- both for patient and physician -- and is generally reported on a four-point scale. Because of the subjective nature of this scale, the location of the edema ...