Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2020
A 16-year-old girl, who has been starving herself for a long time to lose weight, developed an edema. This phenomenon is mainly caused by:
Answer options
- Deceleration of glomerular filtration rate
- Venous congestion and increased venous pressure
- Hypoglycemia due to gycogen synthesis disturbance
- Hypoproteinemia due to protein synthesis disturbance
- Decreased production of vasopressin in the hypothalamus
Correct answer
Hypoproteinemia due to protein synthesis disturbance
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