Now since you know its meaning, it is sure to raise your interest in this obscure condition. You will find it easier here to know how hypovolemia occurs, how it can be understood, its treatment and what happens if it is not treated at the right time.<\/p>\n
When the hypovolemia is not corrected, enough blood fails to reach the vital organs. These organs may start failing, and thus Hypovolemic shock occurs.<\/p>\n
Concept<\/h2>\n
Blood Components:<\/strong><\/p>\n To better understand this, you will have to know a few facts. The blood that flows in our arteries, veins and capillaries, by nature is liquid. In this liquid there are many cells and proteins that float.<\/p>\n If you remove the cellular components of blood (RBC, WBC and Platelets), what remains is called \u2018plasma\u2019. Hypovolemia in fact is the loss of this plasma.<\/p>\n Absolute Hypovolemia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n Relative Hypovolemia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n If, hypovolemia occurred due to loss of blood\/plasma from our blood vessels, to outside of our body, then it is called as \u2018absolute hypovolemia<\/em><\/strong>\u2019. If it occurred due to reasons other than the fluid loss, it is called as a \u2018relative hypovolemia<\/strong><\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n For example,<\/em> when the blood vessels become wider, the blood content does not increase. This can result in a relative decrease of blood that reaches the organs like brain, heart, liver etc.<\/p>\n A similar phenomenon occurs if fluid from blood leaks to the surrounding tissues as in case of ascites (Fluid collection in the peritoneum) or even when there is internal haemorrhage (Peptic ulcer disease)<\/p>\n The symptoms of Hypovolemia depend on the severity of the blood or fluid loss. When the loss is more than 20%, hypovolemic shock ensues. At varying levels of hypovolemia the following symptoms can be seen. (11<\/strong>)<\/sup><\/p>\n Hypovolemia is an emergency in most situations. But, if you can give appropriate care initially, before reaching hospital, that may help the person to survive through. (4<\/strong>)<\/sup><\/p>\n The tests done in the hospitals are usually to diagnose the cause of hypovolemia and to know about its severity.<\/p>\n The treatment of hypovolemia is targeted at increasing oxygen supply, limiting the blood loss and correction of the blood volume. The treatment may include the following.<\/p>\n As we have already seen, hypovolemic shock can be dangerous enough to cause death. Other than death, it may cause failure of vital organs, especially Kidneys. Many a times it is seen to result in amputation of limbs, if it had led to gangrene.(8<\/strong>)<\/sup><\/p>\n Generally, the outlook of recovery in Hypovolemia depends on the cause, the severity and the duration taken for the treatment to start. (9<\/strong>)<\/sup><\/p>\n References:<\/strong><\/p>\n What is Hypovolemia : Definition Hypovolemia is a commonly present but less heard, condition which may turn life-threatening. This is a situation that can be corrected effectively, if timely care is given. It is easier understood if we can break the term \u2018Hypovolemia\u2019 into different parts. Any words that contain \u2018emia\u2019 refer to something about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emedicalupdates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emedicalupdates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emedicalupdates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emedicalupdates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emedicalupdates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=784"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/emedicalupdates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1217,"href":"https:\/\/emedicalupdates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784\/revisions\/1217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emedicalupdates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emedicalupdates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emedicalupdates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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Image 1: Causes, Symptoms & Signs of Hypovolemia
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Absolute Hypovolemia<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Relative Hypovolemia<\/h3>\n
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Signs and Symptoms<\/h2>\n
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First Aid<\/h2>\n
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What tests can be expected in Hospital?<\/h2>\n
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How is Hypovolemia treated?<\/h2>\n
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Complications<\/h2>\n
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