what is hypotonic fluid excess?
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Increase in body water is called fluid volume excess. the two types of fluid volume excess are \n\n1.      extracellular fluid excess (isotonic fluid excess) \n\n2.      intracellular water excess (hypotonic fluid excess) \n\n      a fluid volume excess may result from renal or cardiac failure with retention of fluid \n\n      increased production of antidiuretic hormone or aldosterone over load with isotonic  \n\n      intravenous fluids . the body attempts to compensate for fluid volume excess by \n\n      increasing the filtration and excretion of sodium and water by the kidneys and \n\n      decreasing the production of antidiuretic hormone \n\n                        \n\n1.      fluid volume excess® related to fluid retention, excess or hypotonic \n\n      intravenous fluid administration \n\n2.      acute confusion, altered through thought processes= related to \n\n                                    cerebral edema \n\n3.      activity intolerance, impaired gas exchange=related to pulmonary \n\nedema \n\n4.      risk for injury® related to decreased level of consciousness \n\n5.       risk for impaired skin integrity® related to edema \n\n6.      altered (cardiopulmonary) tissue perfusion related to reduced cardiac output with heart failure
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not "drunk" but you can overhydrate yourself.\n\nWhen too much water enters the body's cells, the tissues swell with the excess fluid. Your cells maintain a specific concentration gradient, so excess water outside the cells (the serum) draws sodium from within the cells out into the serum in an attempt to re-establish the necessary concentration. As more water accumulates, the serum sodium concentration drops -- a condition known as hyponatremia. The other way cells try to regain the electrolyte balance is for water outside the cells to rush into the cells via osmosis. The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from higher to lower concentration is called osmosis. Although electrolytes are more concentrated inside the cells than outside, the water outside the cells is 'more concentrated' or 'less dilute' since it contains fewer electrolytes. Both electrolytes and water move across the cell membrane in an effort to balance concentration. Theoretically, cells could swell to the point of bursting.
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I think you've got something wrong.  Do you mean axillary hydrosis?  This is an abnormal condition of excessive perspiration of the axillary (armpit) sweat glands.
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A low blood count is Anemia\n\nLow circulating volume is Dehydration.\n\nI have never come accross the description you have posted though.  Questions to ask the doctor would include what is the cause of the problem and ask him or her to just give your mother-in-law a better, more understandable explanation - that is his or her duty.  Best wishes
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It's hydrocel.  Fluid accumulates in the testicle.  The urologist removes it with a needle.  You have a local anethetic.  I think the doctor would prefer to repair this problem surgically.
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A Hypotonic solution is one in which the concentration of electrolyte is below that in cells. In this situation osmotic pressure leads to the migration of water into the cells, in an attempt to equalize the electrolyte concentration inside and outside the cell walls. If the difference in concentration is significant, the cell walls may rupture, leading to the death of the cell. Consequently, it is vital that the electrolyte concentration of liquids used during blood transfusions be matched to that in cells.
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It has all the sounds of a problem with good blood circulation. Yes, you should be concerned about this. Look at this URL:\n\nhttp://www.lifelinescreening.com/disease_perph.asp?src=WGGL-063\n\nhttp://www.umm.edu/ency/article/003104.htm\n\nhttp://www.umm.edu/ency/article/003104.htm\n\nand at this GOOD one: http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/leg_swelling.htm
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Sounds like she has been diagnosed with a condition know as Ascites. It can be associated with liver problems, but also with appendicitis, or inflammation of the colon such as diverticulitis. It is also associated with several chronic conditions.\n\nSimply put, other fluid containing organs lose the fluid, due to disease or infection, into the abdomen where it accumulates (in the peritoneal cavity.) I am a paramedic and believe this is the condition you are describing. The below URL's will help you understand.
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Lack of fluids, or a serious infection, or if you smoke pot that can do it
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Fluid in lungs is pulmonary edema.  The doctor probably heard "rales" at the base of his lungs, which didn't clear when he coughed, like it might if it was just some mucus in airways.  This is usually due to some heart failure, ie. left sided heart failure.  She gave him a shot of Lasix, most likely, which is a strong diuretic to make him urinate off excess fluid.  Heart failure causes dyspnea (shortness of breath) on exertion and orthopnea (shortness of breath in supine position) and PND = paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (episodes of waking up coughing and short of breath, after they get up and get some fresh air, they usually get better).  Coughing, esp. in bed, can be a symptom too.  The ultimate cause of heart failure can be too many or one too big of a heart attack with resultant loss of heart muscle, it can be a bad heart valve which can be noticed by murmur on exam or by echocardiogram or cardiac cath, can be caused by hypothyroidism (low thyroid), can be caused by high blood pressure, rarely can be caused by lack of vitamin B1 (wet beri beri), can be a result of a viral myocarditis (a viral heart infection), or can be caused by cardiomyopathy (usually idiopathic, meaning we just don't know why).  The heart is usually somewhat enlarged on Chest xray and echocardiogram may show heart enlargement as well.  Need to make sure he doesn't have any of these treatable causes.  Best to see a cardiologist.
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Easiest way to remember medical terminology is to learn how to break down the words. In this case... hypertonic (hyper=increased, tonic=osmotic pressure) and hypotonic (hypo=decreased, tonic=osmotic pressure). As you probably already know, osmotic pressure is the pressure that develops when two solutions of differnet concentrateions are seperated by a semimpermeable membrane, kinda like an egg when looking at the yolk versus the white.\n\nDon't laugh or groan, but I'm attaching a site that one of our instructors gave us when I was in school. It actually works and you can see where you're going with osmoality. Trust me, if you walk through the exercise, it'll click better than when anyone was trying to explain it to our class. \n\nGood luck!\n\nhttp://www.the-aps.org/education/outreach/outreach/acts-labs/halversn1.htm
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abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
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The cause of excess mucus is as a result of the infection.\nThe virus irritates the membranes of the sinus and or lung, intitiating excess fluid to be created to remove the virus from the airways.
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Hypoproteinemia.  In protein malnutrition, you end up not having enough albumin in your blood.  The decreased oncotic pressure will result in your intravascular volume third-spacing into the tissues.\n\nYou will also get some sodium retention.  The decrease in intravascular volume will result in activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, which will result in sodium retention.\n\nI think the effect of the hypoproteinemia will be much greater than the sodium retention though.
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Edema is an observable swelling from fluid accumulation in certain body tissues. Edema most commonly occurs in the feet and legs, where it also is referred to as peripheral edema. The swelling is the result of the accumulation of excess fluid under the skin in the spaces within the tissues that are outside of the blood vessels. These spaces are known as interstitial spaces or compartments. Most of the body's fluids that are found outside of the cells are normally stored in two spaces; the blood vessels (where the fluids are called the blood volume) and the interstitial spaces (where the fluids are called the interstitial fluid). In various diseases, excess fluid can accumulate in either one or both of these compartments. \n\n\nPitting edema can be demonstrated by applying pressure to, for example, the skin of a swollen leg, by depressing the skin with a finger. If the pressing causes an indentation in the skin that persists for some time after the release of the pressure, the edema is referred to as pitting edema. Actually, any form of pressure, such as from the elastic part of socks, can induce the pitting of this edema.
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Get background here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyuria\n\nNow water polyuria is caused by excess water in the body.  If your body is holding too much water, your kidneys will kick into gear and get rid of it.\n\nOsmotic polyuria is caused when your blood has a very high osmotic pressure, perhaps due to excess salts or ions in your blood.  When the osmotic change is detected, your kidneys kick into gear and start releasing lots of water to try to balance the osmotic pressure between both barriers.\n\nIn essence, what happens in both situations is the same: it relates to pressure.  Too much water or excess ions will create pressure on the kidney membranes, which activates renal activity and ergo, urine.
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because your body is retaining more water