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Edema |
Water Retention |
Edema (BE: oedema, formerly known as dropsy or hydropsy) is swelling of any organ or tissue due to accumulation of excess fluid, without an increase of the number of cells in the affected tissue. Principles Edema is the increase of [intracellular fluid] (ICF) in any organ. Generally, the amount of ICF is in balance. Increased secretion of fluid into the interstitium or impaired removal of this fluid may be associated with edema. Mechanisms causing increased secretion are inflammation, i ...
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Resources
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Edema (National Institutes of Health)
- DASH Eating Plan (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Links to PDF File
- Edema
- Edema (National Institutes of Health)
- Edema (HealthWorld)
- Edema (Medline Plus)
- Edema (University of Maryland Medical Center)
- Edema (Harvard Medical School, InteliHealth)
- Edema: Water Retention (HealthWorld)
- Facts About The DASH Eating Plan (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Foot Swelling When Traveling (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- High-Altitude Illness: How to Avoid It and How to Treat It (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- JAMA Patient Page: Altitude Illness (American Medical Association)
- Lymphedema: A Brief Overview (National Lymphedema Network)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Pulmonary Edema (MayoClinic)
- Water Retention - Edema (HealthWorld)
- What Are Hives and Angioedema? (MayoClinic)
- When It's Not Lymphedema (National Lymphedema Network)
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