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Fluid overload is a common result of cardiovascular disease (especially heart failure) and kidney disease. The diagnosis, objective quantification, and management of this problem are integral in attempting to improve clinical outcomes, including mortality, and quality of life. Many clinical conditions lead to fluid overload, including decompensated heart failure and acute kidney injury (AKI) following the use of contrast media, the administration of nephrotoxic drugs (e.g., amphotericin B), drugs associated with precipitation of crystals (e.g., methotrexate, acyclovir), or shock due to cardiogenic, septic, or traumatic causes. Thus, the clinical challenge becomes the utilization of all currently available methods for objective measurement to determine the patient’s volume status. |
