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2. Pericardial effusion - Wikipedia

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   Fluid may be also sent for gram stain, acid fast stain, or culture if high suspicion of infectious cause. [1] Bloody fluids may also be evaluated for malignant cells. [13] Fluid analysis may result in: transudative effusion: due to non-inflammatory causes (congestive heart failure, myxoedema, nephrotic syndrome)

3. Why Does Heart Failure Cause Swollen Feet?

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   What causes swollen feet? An edema-related swelling or a bloated feeling occurs when excess fluid gets trapped in the body’s tissues. Although edema can happen with heart failure, it can also ...

4. Peripheral edema - Wikipedia

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   The condition is commonly associated with vascular and cardiac changes associated with aging but can be caused by many other conditions, including congestive heart failure, kidney failure, liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension, trauma, alcoholism, altitude sickness, pregnancy, hypertension, sickle cell anemia, a compromised lymphatic system or merely long periods of time sitting or standing ...

5. Edema - Wikipedia

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   But if the heart begins to fail (a condition known as congestive heart failure) the pressure changes can cause very severe water retention. In this condition water retention is mostly visible in the legs , feet and ankles , but water also collects in the lungs , where it causes a chronic cough .

6. Transfusion-associated circulatory overload - Wikipedia

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   A patient may be receiving blood due to any number of causes and may have heart or kidney dysfunction which can lead to excess fluid. Upon transfusion of the blood product, the patient is overwhelmed by the excess fluid and develops symptoms related to volume overload. [citation needed]

7. List of circulatory system conditions - Wikipedia

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   This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completion. There are many conditions of or affecting the human circulatory system — the biological system that includes the pumping and channeling of blood to and from the body and lungs with heart, blood and blood vessels. [1]