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Fluid Retention
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Fluid Retention
Fluid retention occurs when fluid is not properly removed from the tissues or cavities of the body, resulting in an abnormal accumulation. Oedema is the term for the swelling which occurs due to accumulation of fluid in the tissues.
Symptom classification
Body areaEntire Body
Conditions linked to this sign/symptom
15- Acute Renal Failure
- Acute Tubular Necrosis
- Adrenal Cortical Hyperfunction
- Brugian Lymphatic Filariasis
- Ferroportin Disease
- Minimal Change Disease
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Odema
- Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis
- Preeclampsia
- Primary Aldosteronism
- Primary Hemochromatosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Scleroderma Renal Disease
- Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH)