| Disorder | Pulmonary edema | Central venous pressure | Ascites and/or pedal edema |
| Left-sided heart failure | + | Variable | - |
| Right-sided heart failure | - | ↑ | + |
| Cirrhosis | - | ↓-Normal | + |
| Renal disease | Variable | ↑ | + |
| Nephrotic syndrome | - | Variable | + |
| Idiopathic edema | - | ↓-Normal | + |
| Venous insufficiency | - | Normal | +, edema may be asymmetric |
