What is the differential diagnosis of chronic leg edema in primary care?

dc.contributor.author	Mockler, Jim	eng
dc.contributor.author	Neher, Jon O.	eng
dc.contributor.author	St. Anna, Leilani	eng
dc.date.issued	2008	eng
dc.description.abstract	The differential diagnosis, in descending order, includes: elevated pulmonary artery pressure (often due to obstructive sleep apnea), congestive heart failure, idiopathic causes, venous insufficiency, use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and proteinuria (>1 g daily) (strength of recommendation: B, based on a nonconsecutive diagnostic cohort study with good reference standards).	eng
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3818	eng
dc.language	English	eng
dc.publisher	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcollection	Clinical Inquiries, 2008 (MU)	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity	University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of family practice, 57, no. 03 (March 2008): 188+.	eng
dc.rights	OpenAccess.	eng
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.	eng
dc.subject	venous insufficiency	eng
dc.subject	hypertension	eng
dc.subject	obesity	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Edema -- Diagnosis	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Leg -- Diseases -- Diagnosis	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Heart -- Diseases -- Complications	eng
dc.title	What is the differential diagnosis of chronic leg edema in primary care?	eng
dc.type	Article	eng

Clinical Inquiries, 2008
The items in this collection constitute volume 57 of Clinical Inquiries.