Edema is a kind of swelling due to or accumulation of interstitial fluid. Interstitial fluid is a fluid (salt and water) found in the spaces between the cells and it constitutes around 20 percent of ...

AN increasing number of case reports and some surveys on post-mortem material, showing varying degrees of myocardial involvement more frequently than clinical observation might have led one to suspect ...

In generalized edema, fluid collects in the interstitial tissues, either because more fluid is being secreted or because removal of the fluid is failing. The effects of gravity mean the swelling is ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

The fluid levels in the body are tightly regulated through homeostatic mechanisms involving the kidneys and other parts of the body. The production of interstitial fluid is regulated by the Starling ...

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Pulmonary edema is a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs. The lungs are organs of respiration. Oxygen from the air passes through small air sacs of the lungs called alveoli and oxygenates ...