hypervolemia

Thân thiện

A patient is being monitored for hypervolemia in the hospital.

Definition

Noun: A medical condition characterized by an abnormal increase in the volume of circulating blood in the body.

Usage

"Hypervolemia" is a technical medical term. It is used to describe a specific pathological state, typically in clinical, diagnostic, or academic contexts. It refers to the state of having too much fluid volume within the vascular system.

Examples

• The patient's symptoms of swelling and shortness of breath were attributed to hypervolemia.
• Hypervolemia is a common complication in patients with congestive heart failure.
• The doctor ordered diuretics to treat the hypervolemia.

Advanced Usage

• Iatrogenic hypervolemia: Hypervolemia caused by medical treatment, such as excessive intravenous fluid administration.
  • The postoperative hypervolemia was iatrogenic, resulting from aggressive fluid resuscitation.
• Chronic hypervolemia: A long-term state of increased blood volume, often associated with kidney or liver disease.
  • Managing chronic hypervolemia in renal patients requires careful fluid restriction.

Variants and Related Words

• Hypervolemic (adjective): Relating to or suffering from hypervolemia.
  • The patient was in a hypervolemic state.
• Hypovolemia (noun): The opposite condition; a decrease in the volume of circulating blood.
• Euvolemia (noun): A normal, healthy blood volume.

Synonyms

• Fluid overload (a more general, less technical term often used in clinical settings).
• Volume expansion (can describe the state or the process leading to it).

Antonyms

• Hypovolemia
• Oligemia (a less common synonym for hypovolemia).

Học thuật

Noun

1. a blood disorder consisting of an increase in the volume of circulating blood

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hypervolaemia