This post will contain excerpts from Edema: Diagnosis and Management [PubMed Abstract] [Full Text HTML] [Full Text PDF]. Am Fam Physician. 2013 Jul 15;88(2):102-10.
Please be sure to review Leg Edema of Unclear Etiology [PubMed Abstract] [Full Text HTML] [Full Text PDF]. J Am Board Fam Med. 2006 Mar-Apr;19(2):148-60.
The above articles, although both review peripheral edema, are both very much worth reviewing.