excess Liquid volume:
State in which an individual experiences vascular dehydration, cellular or intracellular, associated with a failure of compensatory mechanisms.
Related factors:
– Failure of regulatory mechanisms.
– Excessive fluid intake.
– Excessive sodium intake.
Features:
– Edema.
– Diarrhea.
– Anasarca.
– Weight gain.
– Intake greater than the stool.
– Third heart sound.
– Congestion.
– Changing breathing pattern.
– Changes in pulmonary artery pressure.
– Oliguria.
– Restlessness, anxiety.