Question

a nurse who has diagnosed a client as having ""fluid volume excess"" related to compromised regulatory mechanism (kidneys) may have been alerted by what symptom?

Answer 1

The symptom with which the nurse may have been alerted is distended neck veins

Fluid volume excess causes heart and lungs to work harder, leading to the veins in the neck becoming distended.

• Muscle twitching, and nausea and vomiting signify electrolyte imbalances.
• sternum is not an area assessed during fluid volume excess.

What is fluid volume excess?

Excess fluid volume, fluid overload, and fluid or water retention are all phrases to describe medical term, hypervolemia.

• Hypervolemia is when body has too much fluid
• Fluid overload occurs when body can't get rid of fluid or holds onto it (retention) usually caused by excess sodium.

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