A 65-Year-Old Man Has a 20-Year History of Alcoholism and Liver

question 3

Multiple Choice

A 65-year-old man has a 20-year history of alcoholism and liver disease. He visits his physician complaining of swelling of his extremities. A decrease in which of the following is one of the most likely cause of the ascites?

• A)Capillary hydrostatic pressure
• B)Arteriole conductance
• C)Interstitial hydrostatic pressure
• D)Plasma colloid osmotic pressure
• E)Interstitial colloid osmotic pressure

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