Question

Why is edema commonly seen in hypoalbuminemia?

Answer 1

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ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪsᴛɪᴄs sᴇᴇɴ ɪɴ ɴᴇᴘʜʀᴏᴛɪᴄ sʏɴᴅʀᴏᴍᴇ ᴀʀᴇ: ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ sɪɢɴ ɪs ᴇxᴄᴇss ғʟᴜɪᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇʀᴜᴍ ʜʏᴘᴏᴀʟʙᴜᴍɪɴᴇᴍɪᴀ.

ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ sᴇʀᴜᴍ ᴏɴᴄᴏᴛɪᴄ ᴘʀᴇssᴜʀᴇ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇs ғʟᴜɪᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴜᴍᴜʟᴀᴛᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀsᴛɪᴛɪᴀʟ ᴛɪssᴜᴇs.

sᴏᴅɪᴜᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ʀᴇᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɢɢʀᴀᴠᴀᴛᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴅᴇᴍᴀ.

Answer 2

Explanation:

normal plasma colloid oncotic pressure and 50% of protein content. When plasma proteins, especially albumin, no longer sustain sufficient colloid osmotic pressure to counterbalance hydrostatic pressure, edema develops.