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Top: Health: Conditions and Diseases: E: Edema (9)

Pericarditis@ (8)

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Edema and Lymphedema - Article will help you distinguish between the two, factors responsible for their formation, the treatment options available, and the implications for bodyworkers.

HeartCenterOnline: Edema - Answers to your questions about this condition. Free registration required to view the majority of material.

InteliHealth: Edema - Symptoms, diagnosis, expected duration, prevention, treatment, and prognosis.

MedicineNet - Edema - Explains the observable swelling in certain parts of the body. Includes causes and diuretic treatments.

MedlinePlus: Swelling - Defines this condition, alternative names, considerations, common causes, and provides an illustration.

Oedema - Describes the difference between bilateral and unilateral cases, including the conditions that can result from long-term swelling.

Pedal Edema - Leg or ankle swelling often misdiagnosed as heart failure. Includes several photographs with underlying causes.

Tissue Edema and General Principles of Transcapillary Fluid Exchange - Explains how this condition occurs, factors precipitating it, prevention, and treatment.

Treatment of Edema - Discusses the major causes, pathophysiology, diuretic drugs, and resistance to these medications. By the American Academy of Family Physicians.