Phenomena and Processes

Fluid Shifts

Translocation of body fluids from one compartment to another, such as from the vascular to the interstitial compartments. Fluid shifts are associated with profound changes in vascular permeability and WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE. The shift can also be from the lower body to the upper body as in conditions of weightlessness.

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Translocation of body fluids from one compartment to another, such as from the vascular to the interstitial compartments. Fluid shifts are associated with profound changes in vascular permeability and WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE. The shift can also be from the lower body to the upper body as in conditions of weightlessness.

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  • Shifts, Fluid

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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  • Body Fluids/physiology (1966-1994)

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  1. G07.313

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Fluid Shifts. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018495. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018495
  2. Fluid Shifts. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70690702