Diagnostic Snapshot
Lower Extremity Edema: More Than Just the Routine Workup
Alexis Brimm Akins, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C
From Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Author’s disclosure of conflict of interest is found at the end of this article.
Correspondence to: Alexis Brimm Akins, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, Abramson Cancer Center, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104. E-mail: alexis.brimmakins@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
J Adv Pract Oncol 2022;13(2):164–167 |
https://doi.org/10.6004/jadpro.2022.13.2.8 |
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ABSTRACT
Establishing a differential diagnosis for symptomatic oncology patients can be complex. The challenges for advanced practitioners in diagnosing acute symptoms in this patient population lie in the reality that symptoms exhibited can mimic a variety of diagnoses. It is critical for advanced practitioners to utilize their diagnostic expertise in collaboration with colleagues from other disciplines to optimize patient outcomes.
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