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1.  Edema Click to view article
Edema is a condition of abnormally large fluid volume in the circulatory system or in tissues between the bod...
Symptoms:
  • Edema
2.  Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Ischemic cardiomyopathy (IC) is a condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weakened. In this condition,...
Symptoms:
  • Pain
  • Abnormal heart rhythms
  • Crushing chest pain
  • Hard to awaken
  • Edema
3.  Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis is severe scarring of the liver and poor liver function seen at the end of chronic liver disease. T...
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  • Abdominal pain
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4.  Hypertensive Heart Disease
Hypertensive heart disease refers to heart conditions caused by high blood pressure. It's not a single diseas...
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  • Pain
  • Cough
  • Bounding pulse
  • Edema
5.  Glomerulonephritis
The glomeruli are structures in your kidneys made up of tiny blood vessels. These knots of vessels help filte...
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  • Muscle twitch
  • Urine color abnormal
  • Coma
  • Loss of consciousness
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  • Pain
  • Nausea
  • Epigastric pain
  • Edema
7.  Myocarditis
Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the heart muscle (myocardium) that can result from a variety of cau...
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  • Heart rate altered
  • Swollen legs
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8.  Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
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  • Increase in blood pressure
  • Fast heart rate
  • Fluid retention
  • Abnormal heart rhythms
  • Edema
9.  Obstructive Uropathy
Obstructive uropathy is a condition in which your urine flow reverses direction. Instead of flowing from the ...
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  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Chills and fever
  • Moist skin
  • Edema
  • Swollen ankle
10.  Acute Kidney Tubular Necrosis
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  • Edema
  • Drowsiness
  • Coma
  • Decreased urine output
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