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Can high hydrostatic pressure cause peripheral edema?
Yes, increased hydrostatic pressure can lead to peripheral edema. It is caused by poor fluid reabsorption. There are several causes of peripheral edema including heart failure, pulmonary edema, nephritic syndromes, and lymphedema.
Types of edema?
Edema is the medical term for swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in body tissues. There are several types of edema, including peripheral edema (swelling in the extremities), pulmonary edema (fluid accumulation in the lungs), cerebral edema (swelling in the brain), and macular edema (swelling in the retina of the eye). Each type of edema can have different causes and treatments, depending on the underlying condition.
Is there a connection between hematocrit and peripheral edema?
usually peripheral edema is cause by right sided heart failure . people with COPD have polycythemia , means high level of RBCs , means high level of hemoglobin . when hemoglobin is high , hematocrit is high also . People who have a high hematocrit count may be at higher risk for heart problems
What causes difficulty breathing in peripheral edema?
The fluids secreted in the body due to peripheral edema may form a layer around the lungs which do not allow the inflow or out flow of oxygen freely may cause difficulty in breathing.
Which vision is first affected by fatigue drugs and speed?
Peripheral Vison
Meaning of endema?
Edema is the swelling of a large organs. This is medical term.
What organs are affected by tetanus?
What organs are affected by tetanus?
Sense organs are part of the?
peripheral nervous system.
The sense organs are part of the?
peripheral nervous system.
What organs are found in the peripheral nervous system?
brain and lungs
What does peripheral system means?
The peripheral nervous system connects the organs and limbs to the central nervous system, or the spinal chord and brain.
How does a pulmonary edema affect your body?
It interferes with oxygenation of blood. That leads to hypoxia, Hypoxia affects everything. Blood pressure and pulse rate increase, mentation decreases, fluid can accumulate in other places. All organs are affected.
