Wgu d236 patho test - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

WGU D236 pathophysiology Exam Study Guide-With verified CORRECT 100% 2022-2023 Patho OA Study Guide 1. What is Starling's Law of Capillary forces? How does this explain why a nutritionally deficient child would have edema? Starling’s Law describes how fluids move across the capillary membrane. There are two major opposing forces that act to balance each other, hydrostatic pressure (pushing water out of the capillaries) and osmotic pressure (including oncontic pressure, which pushe...