KROK 1 2010 – Question 106 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
Hepatitis has led to the development of hepatic failure. Mechanism of edemata formation is activated by the impairment of the following liver function:
- A. Chologenetic
- B. Glycogen-synthetic
- C. Antitoxic
- D. Barrier
- E. Protein-synthetic
Hint
Think about which liver product normally maintains the oncotic force that keeps fluid inside the vessels, and what happens to it when hepatocytes fail.
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