Hypervolemia

Overview
Hypervolemia (or "Fluid overload") is the medical condition where there is too much fluid in the blood. The fluid can either be intravascular or extravascular and result in edema.

The opposite condition is Hypovolemia (too little fluid volume in the blood).

Related chapters

 * volume status
 * edema
 * anasarca (swelling of skin)
 * ascites (excess fluid in the peritoneal cavity)
 * pleural effusion (excess fluid in the pleural cavity)

Resources


Hypervolämie Hypervolémie