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Pedal edema

Pedal edema

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Pedal edema is fluid collection or swelling of the feet.

Dr. Jeffrey Cohen reviewed this

48 year experience in Wound Care

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Common

Is Symptom of

Pulmonary hypertension
Condition
Eclampsia
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Congestive heart failure
Condition
Tropical sprue
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Vitamin C deficiency
Condition

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What is pedal edema? Why do people get it?

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If I get pedal edema will my soles get puffy too?

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Any over-the-counter help for someone with pedal edema?

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Can it be possible to remedy pedal edema by dehydrating ourselves?

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Is pedal edema restult of salt sensitivity?

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What can cause pooling of blood in are feet (pedal edema)?

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How can I help manage my pulmonary and pedal edema symptoms?

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What is it called when pedal edema gets so bad that its hard to walk?

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How long does it take for swelling to go away after hctz (hydrochlorothiazide) for pedal edema?

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What comes first pulmonary edema or pedal edema and why does it come first?

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Pedal edema with pruritus resulting in vesicles on foot?

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Difference of pedal edema or ankle swelling?

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Is it possible to get pedal edema from left side heart failure?

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Could i remedy pedal edema by doing without drinking water, i.E., dehydrating ourselves?

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Please tell me, could we remedy pedal edema by doing without drinking water, i.E., dehydrating ourselves?

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Does bicycle exerciser help with pedal edema of legs & feet?

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Which dihydropyridine CCB is better for controlling Bp and has less side effects including pedal edema (amlodipine or lercanidipine) esp in ElderlyCkD?

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Tsh >100 despite meds now chest discomfort, ache l shoulder 2 l neck, facial/pedal edema, extreme fatigue changes in affect do I need hospitalization?

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Hand/pedal edema smoking crystal meth, will resolve after high pressures/vasoactivity are normalized when quit meth? No cardio/renal symptoms now.

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If a foot is squeezed, and pitting edema is demonstrated, it is probably due to what?

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Is it considered pitting edema if you press on top of a toddlers the foot and it leaves a small impression but rebounds immediately?

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How do I get rid of edema under my foot soles?

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What exactly can cause edema in right foot and leg?

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