Colloid Osmotic Pressure in Plasma Is Fairly Constant in a Healthy

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Essay

Colloid osmotic pressure in plasma is fairly constant in a healthy person.How would protein starvation affect this pressure? How may a very high-protein diet affect this pressure? Suppose a person is suffering from an imbalance that causes an increase in colloid osmotic pressure from the typical 25 mm Hg to 30 mm Hg.Calculate the effect on net fluid flow across the capillary.What negative health consequences could result?

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