The Archers is a long-running British radio soap opera broadcast on the BBC 's main spoken-word channel, Radio 4. Originally billed as an everyday story of country folk, it is now described as contemporary drama in a rural setting.he Archers is set in the fictional village of Ambridge in the fictional county of Borsetshire, in the English Midlands. Borsetshire is situated between, in reality, the contiguous counties of Worcestershire and Warwickshire, south of Birmingham in the West Midlands.
Edema definition and facts. 1  Edema is a swelling, usually of the legs, feet, and/or hands due to the accumulation of excessive fluid in the tissues.  The edema that occurs in diseases of the heart, liver, and kidneys is mainly caused by salt retention, which holds the excess fluid in the body.
Define fluid volume excess/hypervolemia. 1  too much fluid in vascular space (any vessel in the body- veins, arteries, capillaries) 2  heart failure; renal failure; medications high in Na+. 3  heart is weak; causes decreased CO; causes decreased kidney perfusion; causes decreased kidney function; causes decreased UO.