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What it means
Too much fluid in the bloodstream. It is seen with heart failurehart FAYL-yerA long-term condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.Full entry , kidney failure, liver disease, too much IV fluid and too much sodium. Signs include weight gain, edemaih-DEE-muhSwelling caused by extra fluid trapped in the body's tissues.Full entry , a bounding pulse, high blood pressure, distended neck veins and crackles in the lungs, which can lead to pulmonary edemaPUL-muh-nair-ee ih-DEE-muhA buildup of fluid in the air sacs and tissues of the lungs.pulmon/o lung-ary having to do withedema swelling with fluidFull entry .
For the nurse
Weigh the client daily, track intake and output, listen to lung sounds, limit fluids and sodium as ordered and give diuretics as prescribed. Raise the head of the bed for shortness of breath.
At a glance
| Spanish | hipervolemia |
|---|---|
| Also written | hypervolaemia, hypervolemic, fluid volume excess |
Easy to confuse with
hypovolemia
A lower than normal volume of fluid in the blood vessels; also called fluid volume deficit.
Related terms
edema
Swelling caused by extra fluid trapped in the body's tissues.
diuretic
A drug that makes the kidneys pass more water and salt out of the body as urine.
heart failure
A long-term condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.
pulmonary edema
A buildup of fluid in the air sacs and tissues of the lungs.
hypovolemia
A lower than normal volume of fluid in the blood vessels; also called fluid volume deficit.