Oedema: causes, physiology and nursing management.
In this article, Georgina Casey examines the underlying causes of oedema to enable nurses to effectively assess, care and treat patients with this condition.
Casey
Georgina
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D001825:Body Fluid Compartments / Q000502:physiology; D002196:Capillaries / Q000502:physiology; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006874:Hydrostatic Pressure; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology; D009997:Osmotic Pressure; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000503:physiopathology; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance