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What is the primary mechanism of edema due to liver disease?
What is the primary mechanism of edema due to liver disease?
- Lymphatic obstruction
- Increase in hydrostatic pressure of the blood
- Increase in osmotic pressure of interstitial tissue
- Decrease in osmotic pressure of the blood (correct)
What is the term for the accumulation of fluids in interstitial tissue, serous cavities, or lung alveoli?
What is the term for the accumulation of fluids in interstitial tissue, serous cavities, or lung alveoli?
- Edema (correct)
- Embolism
- Hyperemia
- Thrombosis
Which of the following is NOT a cause of increased hydrostatic pressure of the blood leading to edema?
Which of the following is NOT a cause of increased hydrostatic pressure of the blood leading to edema?
- Heart failure
- Malnutrition (correct)
- Glomerulopathies
- Liver disease
What is the term for the formation of a blood clot within a blood vessel?
What is the term for the formation of a blood clot within a blood vessel?
What is the term for the obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot or other material that has traveled from another part of the body?
What is the term for the obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot or other material that has traveled from another part of the body?
Which of the following is a cause of increased osmotic pressure of interstitial tissue leading to edema?
Which of the following is a cause of increased osmotic pressure of interstitial tissue leading to edema?
What is a primary cause of localized oedema in elephantiasis?
What is a primary cause of localized oedema in elephantiasis?
What is the term for an increase in blood flow in an organ or tissue due to dilatation of arteries or arterioles?
What is the term for an increase in blood flow in an organ or tissue due to dilatation of arteries or arterioles?
Which type of heart failure is characterized by pulmonary venous congestion?
Which type of heart failure is characterized by pulmonary venous congestion?
What is a common feature of chronic venous congestion in congestive heart failure?
What is a common feature of chronic venous congestion in congestive heart failure?
Which type of oedema is most obvious in the face and eyelids?
Which type of oedema is most obvious in the face and eyelids?
What is the primary mechanism of thrombosis formation in the context of endothelial injury?
What is the primary mechanism of thrombosis formation in the context of endothelial injury?
Which of the following is a common site for thrombosis in the heart?
Which of the following is a common site for thrombosis in the heart?
What is the term for a type of oedema that occurs due to increased permeability of capillaries?
What is the term for a type of oedema that occurs due to increased permeability of capillaries?
What is the term for a thrombus that forms in the veins due to lack of motility?
What is the term for a thrombus that forms in the veins due to lack of motility?
What is the term for the solid mass formed by the entanglement of blood elements and fibrin?
What is the term for the solid mass formed by the entanglement of blood elements and fibrin?
What is the term for the three primary influences that predispose to thrombus formation?
What is the term for the three primary influences that predispose to thrombus formation?
Which of the following is a common site for thrombosis in the arteries?
Which of the following is a common site for thrombosis in the arteries?
What is the term for the impaction of an undissolved substance carried by the blood in a blood vessel that is too small to permit further passage?
What is the term for the impaction of an undissolved substance carried by the blood in a blood vessel that is too small to permit further passage?
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 30-year-old male patient who complains of severe chest pain and dyspnea after 3 months of recumbency following a fracture of the tibia?
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 30-year-old male patient who complains of severe chest pain and dyspnea after 3 months of recumbency following a fracture of the tibia?
What is the term for the formation of blood clots within blood vessels during life?
What is the term for the formation of blood clots within blood vessels during life?
What is the result of the fragmentation of a thrombus?
What is the result of the fragmentation of a thrombus?
What is the term for the spread of tumor cells through the blood vessels?
What is the term for the spread of tumor cells through the blood vessels?
What is the term for the condition characterized by the formation of blood clots within blood vessels throughout the body?
What is the term for the condition characterized by the formation of blood clots within blood vessels throughout the body?
What is the consequence of a large embolus occluding a pulmonary artery branch?
What is the consequence of a large embolus occluding a pulmonary artery branch?
What is the definition of ischemia?
What is the definition of ischemia?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of thrombus?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of thrombus?
What is the most likely mechanism of edema in a 60-year-old male with liver cirrhosis?
What is the most likely mechanism of edema in a 60-year-old male with liver cirrhosis?
What is the term for the necrosis of tissue due to ischemia?
What is the term for the necrosis of tissue due to ischemia?
Which of the following organs is an example of an organ with end arteries?
Which of the following organs is an example of an organ with end arteries?
