Management of oedemas

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MANAGEMENT OF OEDEMAS

- Definition
- A few explanations
- The Symptoms
- What does the physician do?
- The Causes
- Treatment

DEFINITION

An oedema is defined as an increase of the interstitial liquid, infiltrated in tissues, responsible for an increase in volume of the anatomical areas presenting oedemas.

It is a frequent pathology often posing the problem of its cause.

File last reviewed on dec 18, 2011

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