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09/12/04 - 08:21 PM

the most sensitive index of fluid retention is
a. JVP
b. urinary output
c. increase in body weight
d. pitting oedema
e. increasing tightness of ring on finger

sar
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09/12/04 - 08:23 PM

C or E :icon_scratch:

I think C :? :?: :?:

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09/13/04 - 04:59 AM

C.

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09/13/04 - 05:41 AM

i think it is A

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09/13/04 - 07:37 AM

can it be D?

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09/13/04 - 11:08 AM

i think C

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09/24/04 - 03:52 AM

Pitting edema is one of the most sensitive signs of fluid retention.

An early sign of fluid and salt retention in the body may start as a swollen ankle or leg but can progress to significant fluid retention in the abdomen (ascites).

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09/27/04 - 06:19 PM

hey cache....
will isotonic fluid retention also cause pitting edema?

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