@doctok2u: 🛑 Pitting sign (seen in pitting edema) ♦️To elicit : 🔷️Press a finger firmly over the skin (usually shin/ankle) when released, an indentation ( pit ) remains. ♦️Indicates : 🔷️Presence of excess interstitial fluid. ♦️Grading : 🔷️+1: Mild, disappears quickly 🔷️+2: Moderate, lasts 10–15 sec 🔷️+3: Deep, lasts >1 min 🔷️+4: Very deep, lasts 2–5 min ♦️Common causes : 🔷️Heart failure 🔷️Nephrotic syndrome 🔷️Cirrhosis / liver failure 🔷️Chronic venous insufficiency 🔷️Hypoalbuminemia.

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