Fluid retention

Also known as Fluid imbalance, Holding water, Anasarca, and Generalized Edema

What causes it?

The most common causes of fluid retention are hypovolemia, pyogenic skin infection, and heart failure. Other possible causes, such as acute kidney injury, are more rare.

What symptoms are related?

Within all the people who go to their doctor with fluid retention, 44% report having ache all over, 44% report having vomiting, and 32% report having shortness of breath.

What might my doctor prescribe?

Common Tests and Procedures

Patients with fluid retention often receive hematologic tests, complete blood count, intravenous fluid replacement, plain x-ray, urinalysis, glucose measurement, kidney function tests and electrolytes panel .

Common Medications

The most commonly prescribed drugs for patients with fluid retention include metolazone, dolasetron (anzemet), probenecid, albumin human, usp (albutein), hydrocortisone-iodoquinol topical, lactobacillus acidophilus and bulgaricus, amoxicillin/clarithromycin/lansoprazole, collagen topical, gramicidin/neomycin/polymyxin b ophthalmic, cephalothin, creatine, antihemophilic factor (obsolete) and ethacrynic acid (ea) .

Who is at risk?

Groups of people at highest risk for fluid retention include .