KROK 1 2019 – Question 82 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 40-year-old man with impaired venous patency in the lower limbs developed edemas. What mechanism plays the main role in the development of this disturbance?
- A. Decreased gradient of osmotic pressure between blood and tissue
- B. Positive fluid balance
- C. Hypoproteinemia
- D. Elevated filtration pressure
- E. Disturbed humoral regulation of water-mineral balance
Hint
Think about what a blockage in venous outflow does to the forces of the Starling balance across the capillary wall.
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