Hypervolemia

Topic: Medical-surgical

An excess of isotonic fluid in the extracellular space, from heart failure, kidney failure, cirrhosis, excess sodium intake, or IV fluids given faster than the body can handle. Rapid weight gain, edema, distended neck veins, a bounding pulse, hypertension, crackles and dyspnea are typical, and it can progress to pulmonary edema. Weigh the client daily at the same time on the same scale, monitor intake and output and lung sounds, apply the ordered sodium and fluid restriction and diuretic therapy, and raise the head of the bed for dyspnea.

Also known as:

Fluid overload, Volume overload

In Turkish:

Hipervolemi