TRENDS IN THE EVALUATION OF LYMPHEDEMA

ME Caban

Abstract


This study reviews the criteria and thevarious measurements available for evaluationof a patient with peripheral lymphedema basedon a systematic literature search usingMedline. Each clinician needs to be moreaware of the measuring technique chosen todetermine limb swelling with the inherentlimitations of each if errors in calculations ormisinterpretations are to be avoided. Determiningthe patient's symptoms (subjective)and limb changes (objective) are both importantfor evaluating response to treatment.

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