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In reply to the discussion: Post by an RN: he has congestive heart failure [View all]Ms. Toad
(37,324 posts)When you have edema in an extremity, all of the fine wrinkles disappear. Look at the picture of his hand with the makeup on it - and do a google search for hand edema for comparison. He still has all of the normal knuckle wrinkles. If he had any significant edema, his hand would resemble a blown-up rubber glove. After you get significant edema, you can get pitting edema. Not only do all the fine wrinkles disappear when you press a finger into the hand, the pit stays for a while.
He doesn't even have significant edema in his hands - not nearly enough to have pitting edema.
His ankles are swollen enough that he could have pitting edema there, but I've never seen any pictures of him bare-ankled or -feet - let alone any pictures since they started being so swollen.
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