Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2010
A 56-year-old patient suffering from cardiac insufficiency has edema of feet and shins, edematous skin is pale and cold. What is the leding mechanism of edema pathogenesis?
Answer options
- Disorder of lymph outflow
- Increase of capillary permeability
- Positive water balance
- Rise of hydrostatic pressure in venules
- Drop of oncotic pessure in capillaries
Correct answer
Rise of hydrostatic pressure in venules
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