Volume overload refers to the state of one of the chambers of the heart in which too large a volume of blood exists within it for it to function efficiently. Ventricular volume overload is approximately equivalent to an excessively high preload. It is a cause of cardiac failure. 1 Pathophysiology.
The ever-increasing official population of Phuket is now over 350,000 (Jun 2011). However, this only includes those registered as permanently resident in Phuket. In addition, there is a large transient population.
Geography of Phuket. Some 8ËN of the Equator, and well below the latitudes of destructive tropical storms, Phuket's balmy tropical climate is tempered by cool NE breezes from November to March, and by fresh on-shore winds in summer months. Time is + 7 hours ahead of GMT, 1 hour behind Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.