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.
Since this figure only includes those registered as resident in Phuket province and there is a significant (semi-permanent) work force from other provinces of Thailand and as many as 35,000 visitors at any one time, it is likely that a more realistic figure would be much higher.