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While performing an assessment of a 65-year-old man with a history of hypertension and coronary artery disease,the nurse notices the presence of pitting edema in the lower legs bilaterally.The skin is puffy and tight but of normal color.There is no increased redness or tenderness over his lower legs,and the peripheral pulses are equal and strong.In this situation,the nurse suspects that the likely cause of the edema would be:
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