CPD module: Medicine-related oedema

After completing this module, you should be more aware of:

·    - basic features of oedema and the potential impact on health and wellbeing;

·    -  commonly encountered types of oedema and non-pharmacological causes;

·    - the core physiological mechanisms involved in oedema formation;

·    - how drugs can affect different aspects of physiological processes in causing oedema;

·    - cardiovascular medicines likely to cause oedema;

·    - the significance of calcium channel blockers (CCBs) in causing oedema;

·    - the significance of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) in causing oedema;

·    - analgesics and anti-inflammatories associated with oedema;

·    - endocrine related medicines and their contribution to oedema;

·    - some of the many other drugs linked with oedema;

·    - managing drug-related oedema and the role of diuretics;

·    - options for managing angioedema;

·    - non-drug options for managing lymphoedema/chronic oedema.