HYPERVOLEMIA Definition & Meaning

hypervolemia

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[hahy-per-vuh-lee-mee-uh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Medicine/Medical.��the state or condition of having a higher than normal volume of blood or fluids in the body.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

hypervolemic adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hypervolemia¹

First recorded in 1925–30; hyper- ( def. ) + vol(ume) ( def. ) + -emia ( def. )

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Patients with a congestive heart failure – which counts negatively in the metrics, as indicative of poor patient care – were classified as suffering from hypervolemia, a condition not tracked by the metrics.

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So, doctors said, they are told to list it as hypervolemia, a condition that occurs when there is too much fluid in the blood, a diagnosis that isn’t tracked and hides the problem.

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hypervitaminosis hyperweak force

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