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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
Here's a shocker---I have to disagree.
Yes, the podiatrist should rule out an etiology that is within the scope of podiatric practice, and after that suggest starting with the patient's PCP. As you already know there are hundreds of causes for peripheral edema, some more obscure than others. We've already had amateurs weighing in with their Dr. Google diagnoses on this thread. You and I can think up causes that they would never find on the internet without spending hours wading through information they couldn't understand. Dr. Mintzer---I hope your patient didn't contract Wucheriasis  |
Funny you should mention that. I diagnosed a patient with Wucheriasis just this week! It's running rampant in the DC area...
"I've been looking on Web-MD" sends shivers down my spine when it is uttered by a new patient...