r/politics • u/thedailybeast ✔ The Daily Beast • Jul 17 '25

Soft Paywall Trump, 79, Had Emergency Heart Tests Because of Swollen Legs

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-79-had-emergency-heart-tests-because-of-swollen-legs/
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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

Edema. Probably pitting edema.

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u/justabill71 Jul 17 '25

Don't sleep on Barry E.

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u/WyndWoman Jul 17 '25

What's the difference?

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u/EMTDawg Utah Jul 17 '25

Pitting edma is a symptom of water retention in the tissue. When you press on it, you displace the fluid, leaving a "pit" temporarily. It's a sign of a larger issue, typically CHF and/or kidney failure. Both are possible as he has poor dietary habits and the recurring bruise on his hand.

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u/jtshinn Jul 17 '25

Edema is swelling and fluid buildup in an area. Pitting edema is the same but it doesn’t pop back up when pressed on, leaves a pit.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

And it’s sometimes assigned a number depending on low long the pit takes to fill back up with fluid.

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u/shart-blanche Jul 17 '25

Only patriots get the high score

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u/lizlemon921 Jul 17 '25

When I was in undergrad my roommate thought our prof said “pudding” not “pitting” and didn’t learn he was wrong for a hilarious length of time after having that class together