Question

A client has been receiving intravenous normal saline at a rate of 125 mL/hour since her surgery 2 days earlier. As a result, she has developed an increase in vascular volume and edema. Which of the following phenomena accounts for this client's edema?
A. Obstruction of lymph flowB. Increased capillary permeabilityC. Decreased capillary colloidal osmotic pressureD. Increased capillary filtration pressure

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Increased capillary filtration pressure

Explanation:

An increased capillary filtration pressure causes an increase in vascular volume and edema. Edema is the excess accumulation of fluids within the tissues in a body. Obstruction of lymph flow, Increased capillary permeability , decreased capillary colloidal osmotic pressure, increased capillary filtration pressure do not always cause an increase in vascular volume and edema