When you have kidney water retention you will have swollen ankles, swollen feet or swollen hands and also sometimes shortness of breath, blood or protein in you urine and you may also have an increased need to urinate particularly at night.
Excess fluid is removed from the body through diuretics, dialysis and through paracentesis which is a procedure that uses a small tube to drain the fluid from your abdomen.
The organ that controls water retention is the kidneys which filter the blood and help to maintain the fluid levels in your body.
The fluids and waste and other substances pass into your tiny tubules in your kidneys which act as a filter and your bloodstream reabsorbs anything your body can reuse and remove the waste in your urine.
If fluid overload is not treated the untreated fluid overload can overwork your heart and cause heart failure.
If fluid retention is not treated it can lead to trouble walking, damage to your skin, pain and possible heart failure or kidney damage.
Hypervolemia causes heart failure by the excess fluid speeding up or slowing down your heart rate, harm your heart muscles and increases the size of your heart.
The labs that indicate fluid overload are urine osmolarity labs that measure the concentration of particles in your urine.
A decreased serum osmolarity indicates the blood is more dilute than it normally should be and can indicate a fluid volume excess.
Signs of fluid overload may include: Rapid weight gain.
Noticeable swelling (edema) in your arms, legs and face. Swelling in your abdomen.
Hypervolemia is considered pretty serious as it can cause complications such as heart failure, swelling of the heart tissues and pericarditis which can become life threatening.
The most common cause of hypervolemia is heart failure and more specifically heart failure of the right ventricle.
Other common causes of hypervolemia are cirrhosis, kidney failure and other metabolic disorders.
Hypervolemia is a condition in which your body has too much fluid.
Another name for hypervolemia is “fluid overload” or “volume overload.”
The human body is made up of 50% to 60% fluid, which includes water, blood and lymphatic fluid.
The signs and symptoms of hypervolemia include.
Rapid weight gain.
Noticeable swelling (edema) in your arms, legs and face.
Swelling in your abdomen.
Cramping, headache, and stomach bloating.
Shortness of breath.
High blood pressure.
Heart problems, including congestive heart failure.
The 4 acute signs and symptoms of hypervolemia are.
Swelling. You may have swelling in your feet, legs, hands, or face.
High blood pressure. The extra fluid in your body makes your heart work harder.
Shortness of breath. It can be difficult for you to breathe if the extra fluid gets in your lungs.
Fluid imbalance can arise due to hypovolemia, normovolemia with maldistribution of fluid, and hypervolemia.
Trauma is among the most frequent causes of hypovolemia, with its often profuse attendant blood loss.
Another common cause is dehydration, which primarily entails loss of plasma rather than whole blood.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, hypervolemia refers to an excessive blood volume, wherein mean systemic circulatory pressure is high, causing a net fluid loss into the interstitium resulting in some edema formation.
Treatments for hypervolemia include.
Taking diuretics: Drugs to reduce the amount of fluid in your body.
Reducing the amount of salt in your diet.
Limiting the amount of fluid you drink.
Undergoing dialysis or paracentesis: Removing excess fluid from your body.
The 2 broad categories of fluid retention include generalized edema, when swelling occurs throughout the body, and localized edema when particular parts of the body are affected.
Always see your doctor, because edema can be symptomatic of serious medical conditions such as heart, kidney or liver disease.
Hypervolemia is typically due to kidney retention of sodium and water.
This kidney retention may be primary or secondary.
Primary kidney sodium retention may be caused by kidney failure; in this setting the diseased kidneys may be unable to match sodium excretion with sodium intake.
Urine osmolarity measures the concentration of particles in the urine.
A decreased serum osmolarity means the blood is more dilute than normal and may indicate a fluid volume excess.
Urine-specific gravity is a urine test that commonly measures hydration status by measuring the concentration of particles in the urine.