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What is the role of colloid osmotic pressure in the body?

To obstruct lymphatic drainage

To increase hydrostatic pressure

To cause fluid accumulation in tissues

To hold water within the vascular space (correct)

Which condition is characterized by an ultrafiltrate of blood plasma with low protein content?

Exudate

Transudate (correct)

Nephrotic syndrome

Liver cirrhosis

What can be a cause of pulmonary edema?

Decreased plasma oncotic pressure

Kidney disease

Thrombosis

Increased hydrostatic pressure in the lungs (correct)

What predisposing factors make up Virchow's triad for thrombosis?

Endothelial injury, turbulent blood flow, hypercoagulability of blood (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which condition is NOT associated with arterial thrombosis?

Varicose veins (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary consequence of arterial thrombosis?

Infarction (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which condition can lead to thrombus embolization?

Propagating thrombus (B) Signup and view all the answers

'Embolism' involves the transportation of detached intravascular masses to distant sites through blood. Which of the following does NOT characterize an embolism?

'Remains attached to the origin site' (B) Signup and view all the answers

'Organization & recanalization' are parts of which process related to thrombi?

'Dissolution' (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of hydrostatic pressure in the body?

To cause fluid accumulation in tissues or body cavities (B) Signup and view all the answers