KROK 1 2019 – Question 7 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 30-year-old person has been stung by a bee. The stung area exhibits edema, hyperemia, and elevated temperature. What is the initial pathogenetic factor of inflammatory edema in this case?
- A. Decrease of oncotic blood pressure
- B. Increase of osmotic pressure in the inflammation focus
- C. Increase of microvascular permeability
- D. Disturbed lymphatic efflux
- E. Increase of capillary blood pressure
Hint
Consider the very first event in the microcirculation after tissue injury that allows protein-rich fluid to leave the blood and enter the tissue.
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