What Is the Effect of Low Plasma Albumin

question 19

Multiple Choice

What is the effect of low plasma albumin?

• A)Clotting factors decrease, thus increasing the chance of prolonged bleeding.
• B)Fewer immunoglobulins are synthesized, thus impairing the immune function.
• C)Less iron is stored, thus increasing the incidence of iron deficiency anemia.
• D)Osmotic pressure decreases; thus water moves from the capillaries to the interstitium.

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