KROK 1 2023 – Question 86 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient presents with a sharp decrease in oncotic pressure and albumin levels in the blood plasma. What would be the result of this condition?
- A. Increased blood density
- B. Increased blood volume
- C. Reduced diuresis
- D. Edema
- E. Reduced ESR
Hint
Recall which force normally holds water inside the vessels, and what happens to fluid movement across the capillary wall when this force falls.
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