Chapter·Internal MedicineClinical Manifestations and Presentation of Diseases

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1

Least common cause for bilateral pedal edema

ACKD

BChronic vascular insufficiency

CCLD

DHF with reduced ejection fraction

2

A patient with heart failure presents with worsening peripheral edema. Which of the following mechanisms contributes most directly to this finding?

ALymphatic obstruction

BDecreased plasma oncotic pressure

CIncreased capillary hydrostatic pressure

DIncreased vascular permeability

3

Which condition is most commonly associated with non-pitting edema?

ACongestive heart failure (CHF)

BMyxedema (Hypothyroidism)

CLiver cirrhosis

DNephrotic syndrome

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