bi-ankle edema vs bilateral ?
Posted By: JustOneOfUs on 2008-03-19
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Subject: bi-ankle edema vs bilateral ?
Would an editor allow bilateral edema here? It wouldn't change the diagnosis, etc. Forgot to add that on my previous post. Thanks.
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