What Causes the Microvascular Complications in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

question 29

Multiple Choice

What causes the microvascular complications in patients with diabetes mellitus?

• A) The capillaries contain plaques of lipids that obstruct blood flow.
• B) Pressure in capillaries increase as a result of the elevated glucose attracting water.
• C) The capillary basement membranes thicken, and cell hyperplasia develops.
• D) Fibrous plaques form from the proliferation of subendothelial smooth muscle of arteries.

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