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What physical forces and
capillary features regulate transcapillary fluid exchange?
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How do changes in tissue
(interstitial) and plasma hydrostatic and oncotic pressures affect
transcapillary fluid movement?
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How do changes in each of the
following affect capillary pressure: arterial and venous pressures, pre- and
postcapillary resistances.
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What determines the rate of
fluid movement across capillaries for a given net driving force of hydrostatic
and oncotic pressures?
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Why do changes in venous
pressure have a greater affect on capillary pressure than changes in arterial
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Why does oncotic pressure
(colloid osmotic pressure) rather than total osmotic pressure governs fluid
exchange across the capillary?
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What is the significance of the
reflection coefficient for proteins in terms of how it affects the oncotic
pressure generated by proteins?
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How do lymphatics function in
the maintenance of interstitial fluid volume?
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What changes in capillary
hydrostatic pressure, plasma oncotic pressure, capillary permeability, and
lymphatic function can lead to tissue edema?
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What can be done to prevent
edema or to treat edema once it occurs?
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