Fluid overload

Description

This is the condition where there is too much fluid in the blood. The opposite condition is hypovolemia, which is too little fluid volume in the blood. Fluid volume excess in the intravascular compartment occurs due to an increase in total body sodium content and a consequent increase in extracellular body water. The mechanism usually stems from compromised regulatory mechanisms for sodium handling as seen in congestive heart failure (CHF), kidney failure, and liver failure. It may also be caused by excessive intake of sodium from foods, intravenous (IV) solutions and blood transfusions, medications, or diagnostic contrast dyes.

Index terms

Fluid overload
fluid excess
fluid volume excess

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hypervolemia
volume excess
water intoxication
water intoxication syndrome
water loading
Fluid overload with oedema
Fluid overload with generalised oedema
Fluid overload with localised oedema
Fluid overload without oedema
Fluid overload with oedema and retention

Exclusions from above levels

3A10.Z – Hereditary haemolytic anaemia due to enzyme deficiency
5A71.01 – Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
5A81.1 – 5-alpha-reductase deficiency

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LD28.01 – Marfan syndrome
LD28.1 – Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
LD2A.4 – androgen resistance syndrome
18 – Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1004987305 – Transitory endocrine or metabolic disorders specific to fetus or newborn

Sibling codes

5C70 – Volume depletion
5C71 – Hyperosmolality or hypernatraemia
5C72 – Hypo-osmolality or hyponatraemia
5C73 – Acidosis
5C74 – Alkalosis
5C75 – Mixed disorder of acid-base balance
5C76 – Hyperkalaemia
5C77 – Hypokalaemia
5C7Y – Other specified disorders of fluid, electrolyte or acid-base balance
5C7Z – Disorders of fluid, electrolyte or acid-base balance, unspecified

Foundation entity

Fluid overload – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1002499710

Part of: 05: Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases