KROK 1 2019 – Question 15 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
Toxic damage to hepatic cells resulted in disruption of the patient’s liver function and the patient developed edemas. What changes of blood plasma are the main cause of edema development?
- A. Decrease of albumin content
- B. Decrease of fibrinogen content
- C. Decrease of globulin content
- D. Increase of albumin content
- E. Increase of globulin content
Hint
Link liver failure to the colloid osmotic pressure of plasma: which protein fraction is made by hepatocytes and how would its change affect fluid movement across capillaries?
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