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SYMPTOMS - METABOLIC
 


In the 'Symptoms - Metabolic' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about edema of the eyelids:
 
Do you have edema of the eyelids?

 

Your answer  

...indicates  

...and suggests
1.   "Don't know"      
2.   "No"    Not having edema of the eyelids   A symptom
3.   "Slightly"    Edema of the eyelids   A symptom
4.   "Very much"    Edema of the eyelids   A symptom


Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.  Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
 
Answers Condition Comment

 

 

3

4

 

Edema (Water Retention)

(Obvious connection)

 

 

3

4

 

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)

--

 

 

3

4

 

Nephrotic Syndrome

As nephrotic syndrome progresses, edema is noticed in the eyelids, hands, feet, knees, abdomen and (in males) scrotum.



GLOSSARY

Abdomen (Abdominal)
That part of the body between the chest and the hips that contains the stomach, intestines, liver, bladder, pancreas and other organs.

Edema
Abnormal accumulation of fluids within tissues resulting in swelling.

Syndrome
A medical condition characterized by a collection of related symptoms (what the patient feels) and signs (what a doctor can observe or measure).




Last updated: May 10, 2007


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