Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Increased Hydrostatic Pressure • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication side effect (e.g. prednisone, NSAIDs), Acute salt load, Heart failure • Venous Obstruction / Insufficiency: Heart failure, Pulmonary hypertension, Cirrhosis, Deep vein thrombosis, Chronic venous stasis • Arteriolar vasodilation: Dihydropyridine Ca2+ channel blockers Decreased Oncotic Pressure (Hypoalbuminemia) Malnutrition, Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome Increased Capillary Permeability: Sepsis, Cellulitis Lymphatic Obstruction (Lymphedema): • Malignancy: Lymph node dissection, Infiltration of lymphatics, Extrinsic compression of lymphatics • Filariasis (e.g. Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi) Miscellaneous: Hypothyroidism - Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine https://www.youtube.com/c/EricsMedi #Causes #Peripheral #Edema #Differential #Diagnosis
