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Some of the methods that the body uses to prevent swelling from fluid is by evacuation, perspiration and urination. The medical term for swelling is edema.
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Swelling or fluid in tissue spaces?
Edema
What is a state of the body in which homeostasis has faltered?
Edema, or swelling.
How does the returning leaked fluid from the blood help maintain homeostasis?
It helps because it's also being absorbed with dead cells and pathogens. The Lymphatic system iswhere white blood cells mature. So when fluid is leaked white bloods get in and attack pathogens.
Why is cell swelling in the brain especially dangerous?
Because there is no-where for the extra swelling to go - since the brain is completely enclosed by a solid skull, any swelling of the tissue causes an increase in the pressure of the surrounding fluid, which causes damage to the brain.
Why does the sun cause swelling of the water in the body?
As the water evaporates it causes the body the to swell up
What is abnormal swelling of a part of the body due to fluid accumulation call?
oedema
What causes your body to swell after eating?
Your body can swell after eating because of body fluid collecting in the body. Body swelling can also be caused by allergic reactions.
How is edema caused by fluid overload?
Edema is not so much about fluid overload in the body than a specific area getting, or accumulating, more than other areas. The fluid in our bodies is managed by the lymphatic system, and if it is blocked, or perhaps overloaded in a specific part of the body, then edema, or swelling of fluid, develops.
What is the cause of fluid retention?
Fluid retention is a condition wherein fluid build-up or swelling on some parts of the body. Fluid retention is also called Edema, and often times patients with hypertension, heart problems, lung diseases, and liver issues are most likely to develop edema. One of the most popular and effective treatment for fluid retention is furosemide 40 mg. This medicine effectively prevents fluid build-up by flushing the excess fluid out of the system in the form of urine.
Why should applying the ice pack and propping her foot relieve the swelling?
swelling is fluid retention that has accumilated in a small area, raising the foot allows the fluid to flow back up the body. ice pack.....to cool the blood maybe?
What is the relationship of sodium and edema?
Sodium causes edema which is swelling of the tissues of the body. Sodium causes the body to retain fluid which it uses to dilute the concentration of sodium.
Is carbon dioxide bad for the human body?
It is not actually a poison. The body has no use for it. It displaces Oxygen, which is required. So you suffocate. More Co2, prevents waste CO2 from leaving the body. The excess can cause brain swelling.
What is the suffix meaning of -dema?
The suffix -dema refers to swelling or accumulation of fluid in a specific area of the body.
What is the function of lymphatic capillaries?
The capillaries are the starting point of the one-way lymphatic system. Lymph capillaries originate in tissues and drain any excess tissue fluid that has not been reabsorbed into the bloodstream and move it into lymph veins. This prevents swelling or edema (collection of fluid in the tissues).
What is another word for swelling or excess fluid?
edema
Swelling or fluid in tissue spaces?
Edema
What would cause fluid like swelling on back of head?
A blow to the head would cause swelling.
