NURS 4226

Final Exam Review Promoting Health & Health Restoration of Adults I NUR 4226 Fluid Volume Excess (Hypervolemia) • Causes: fluid overload or diminished homeostatic mechanisms, heart failure, kidney injury, cirrhosis of liver, consumption of excessive amounts of table salt or other sodium salts, excessive administration of sodium- containing fluids with impaired regulatory mechanisms • Clinical manifestations: acute weight gain, peripheral edema and ascites, distended jugular veins...