Edema
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- What regulates sodium snd water excreation?
- Kidney's by sweat and urination
- Edema is almost always due to an underlying condition and we must?
- Treat the under lying pathology to have success treating the edema
- Edema is?
- An imbalance in the filtration system controlling fluid flow between the capillary and interstitial spaces due to: Altered capillary hemodynamics, Kidney retaining sodium and water, and Incresed movement of fluid from capillaries to intersitial tissue
- Deteriorated muscular vakves allowing backflow of?
- Deoxygenated blood
- What is the body's prymary water regulartory system?
- ADH Antidieretic hormone
- At rest blank is greater outside the capillary wall?
- Hydrostatic is greater than osmotic
- Pt. with edema - deit may be ?
- Sodium restricted or be taking Dierectic drugs
- The major precation for lymphedma is
- Constriction
- Commpression hose or ankle pumps help prevent?
- DVT, deep vein thrombosis
- Leg elevation must be above?
- Left Atrium
- What is Lymphedema?
- Any fluid that is protein rich that gets stuck in the interstitial fluids
- Signs of lymphedema are
- Stemmer's sign= can't pick up skin, Swelling on the dorsal aspect of the foot, Paraesthesia