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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2012

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

  1. Disorder of lymph outflow
  2. Drop of oncotic pessure in capillaries
  3. Rise of hydrostatic pressure in venules
  4. Increase of capillary permeability
  5. Positive water balance
Correct answer

Rise of hydrostatic pressure in venules

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