Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)
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Author: Dee Unglaub Silverthorn
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Chapter 15.7, Problem 17CC
Malnourished children who have inadequate protein in their diet often have grotesquely swollen bellies. This condition, which can be described as edema of the abdomen, is called ascites (FIG. 15.20). Use the information you have just learned about capillary filtration to explain why malnutrition causes ascites.
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A 65-year-old man with a 30-year history of alcoholism and liver disease visits his physician because of swelling in his abdomen. Which of the following sets of changes are most likely in the splanchnic circulation of this man?A) High capillary hydrostatic pressure; low plasma colloid osmotic pressureB) Low capillary hydrostatic pressure; high plasma colloid osmotic pressureC) High capillary hydrostatic pressure; high plasma colloid osmotic pressureD) Low capillary hydrostatic pressure; low plasma colloid osmotic pressureE) Normal capillary hydrostatic pressure; high plasma colloid osmotic pressureF) High capillary hydrostatic pressure; normal plasma colloid osmotic pressure
Erythropoietin is produced by a. the kidneys. b. the liver. c. the lungs. d. the bone marrow.
If a patient has cirrhosis of the liver and is unable to produce sufficient albumin and other plasma proteins, then what variable is changed in capillary exchange, and what is the effect?
a. There is no change in the capillary exchange process.
b. Hydrostatic pressure in the blood decreases, and fluid remains in the blood.
c. Colloid osmotic pressure in the capillary increases, and blood volume increases in the blood vessels.
d. Colloid osmotic pressure in the capillary decreases, and fluid remains in the interstitial fluid, potentially causing edema.
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Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)
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