Consultant Epidemiologist
Frequent user
30 Aug 2018, 16:07
Here is an article on MUAC and oedema that you may find interesting.
Ministry of Health
Normal user
16 May 2019, 06:48
One of the criteria for admission into the OTP program is oedema +, ++. Is SAM the only cause of bilateral oedema in children? If presence of oedema alone is a criteria for admission, how can we be sure that the oedema is not the result of other causes other than SAM?
Clinical nutritionist/ dietitician. MOH
Normal user
16 May 2019, 18:36
Other causes of oedema are CCF(congestive cardiac failure) and AGN (acute glomerulonephritis).
Nut-SMART Program Manager /AAH
Normal user
19 May 2019, 04:12
the SAM oedema is characterized: 1) oedema should be bilateral. 2) oedema will start from feet. 3) pitting sign will be positive