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Starling’s forces
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
oncotic pressure (albumin) keeps fluid in vessels, hydrostatic pressure pushes fluid outContinue reading
Archives
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Pitting edema
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
decreased oncotic pressure and/or increased hydrostatic pressureContinue reading
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↑ Hydrostatic pressure
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
pulmonary edema in LHF; pitting edema of legs in RHF; portal hypertensionContinue reading
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Renal retention sodium and water
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
↑ hydrostatic pressure and ↓ oncotic pressureContinue reading
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Causes of renal retention of sodium/water
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
↓ cardiac output (activation RAA system), primary renal diseaseContinue reading
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↓ Oncotic pressure (hypoalbuminemia)
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
kwashiorkor; nephrotic syndrome; cirrhosisContinue reading
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Ascites in cirrhosis
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
↓ oncotic pressure, ↑ hydrostatic pressureContinue reading
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Exudate
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
protein and cell rich (pus); acute inflammation with ↑ vessel permeabilityContinue reading
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Lymphedema
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
radical mastectomy; filariasis; inflammatory carcinoma (lymphatics plugged by tumor)Continue reading
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Thrombus
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
endothelial injury, stasis, hypercoagulabilityContinue reading