ascites - ANSWER accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
example of increase capillary hydrostatic pressure - ANSWER venous obstruction, salt
and water retention, heart failure, renal failure
What is increased capillary hydrostatic pressure does? - ANSWER force fluid into
tissues
causes of decreased capillary or plasma oncotic pressure - ANSWER decreased plasma
albumin
-decreased synthesis of plasma proteins (cirrhosis, malnutrition)
- plasma protein loss is enhanced (nephrotic syndrome)
Na+ and H2O retention enhanced (dilution of plasma proteins)
what happens with lymph obstruction? - ANSWER fluid leakage into the tissues
transport of capillary filtered protein is reduced (hence increasing the tissue oncotic
pressure)
what are some examples of increased capillary permeability? - ANSWER burns and
inflammation
What is the effect of increased capillary permeability? - ANS proteins escape= loss of
plasma proteins to interstitial space (thus increasing tissue oncotic pressure and
decreased capillary oncotic pressure)
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