Medically reviewed by Bryan M. Wolynski, OD There are many causes of eye swelling or puffiness, the most common of which include allergy, a lack of sleep, eating too much sodium, or simple aging. At ...

The following is a summary of “Effect of manual decongestive therapy on cardiac preload in critically ill patients: a ...

After a long day at the office, a pretty typical presenting line I hear is, “I see a little indent around my ankle from where my sock was,” after the ...

The abnormal accumulation of extravascular fluid, pulmonary edema settles in the lung interstitium and alveoli. There, it ...

Cases of methadone causing edema and weight gain have been reported with both tablets and the liquid formulation. A 31-year-old man taking methadone 500 mg twice daily as part of a detoxification ...

Physical examination confirmed that the patient's scrotum was swollen and erythematous, with marked edema of the scrotal skin (Figure 1). The erythema did not extend to the inguinal region or ...

Gestational edema occurs in late pregnancy secondary to increased venous congestion in the legs caused by pressure exerted mechanically by the uterus onto the inferior vena cava and iliac veins.