KROK 1 2008 – Question 86 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient with nephrotic syndrome has massive edemata of his face and limbs. What is the leading pathogenetic mechanism of edemata development?
- A. Lymphostasis
- B. Rise of hydrodynamic blood pressure
- C. Drop of oncotic blood pressure
- D. Increase of lymph outflow
- E. Increase of vascular permeability
Hint
Think about which plasma protein is lost in the urine in this syndrome and what force it normally generates to hold water inside the vessels.
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