We by custom look for pitting edema over the ankles. To look at the ankles can kill the patient. No pitting, no edema, right? No saline overload, correct? WRONG PLACE!! Edema collects over the trochanters in a hospitalized patient, not over the ankles!
Look at the elbows! Pinch over the trochanters! Slim ankles may hide 40 lbs over the trochanters--give a fatal false sense of security!
