A nurse assessing a client for edema documents +4 pitting edema. What condition is commonly noted along with +4 pitting edema?
A) Sacral edema
B) Dependent edema
C) Anasarca
D) Pulmonary edema
C
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If the dent in the skin remains for some time in edematous tissue, as in a +4 pitting edema, anasarca (generalized body edema) may also be noted. Sacral edema, as the name implies, is dependent edema in the sacral area. Dependent edema occurs in an area that hangs down, that is, in a dependent position. Pulmonary edema is an accumulation of interstitial fluid in the lungs.
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