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You and Your Supervising PT Are Trying to Determine the Etiology

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You and your supervising PT are trying to determine the etiology of lower extremity edema.You have it narrowed down to venous insufficiency or lymphedema.Which of the following symptoms suggests that lymphedema is the pathology?


A) Patient report of heaviness or tightness in the legs
B) Mild pain
C) Swelling that is not relieved by elevation
D) Increase in skin temperature

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