Edema

[dahlio]

I understand what edema is, and what things cause it (Kidney Failure, Heart Disease, etc.). But what does it mean when there is edema plus three? Is that three different sites? What does that number mean? Just something I'd like clarified, thanks.

[AZCEP]

jeffline.jefferson.edu/JMCstudents/usmle2cs/Cardiovascular.doc

It is basically a way to document the level and degree of the edema.