EdemaDefinition•Theexcessiveaccumulationofintestitialfluid•Apathologicprocesscausedbydiseases•NotaccompaniedwithcellularedemaClassification•Accordingtotherangethatedemafluidspreadsto:–Generalizededema–Localizededema•Accordingtothecauseofedema:–Renaledema–Hepaticedema–Cardiacedema–Malnutritionaledema–lymphedemaClassification•Generalizededema:–Puffinessoftheface–Indentationoftheskin“pittingedema”–Ascites&Hydrothorax•LocalizededemeEdemaPittingedemaPittingedemaAscitesDifferentialdiagnosis•Heartfailure•Renaldiseases•Cirrhosis•Nutritionalorigin•Idiopathic•OthersDifferentialdiagnosisHeartFailure•Occursatlowerpartofthebody(lowerextremities)•Symmetriclocation•Thepresenceofheartdiseases–Cardiacenlargement–Galloprhythm–Dyspnea–Basilarrales–Venousdistention–HepatomegalyDifferentialdiagnosisRenaldiseas