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If a Child with Nephrotic Syndrome Loses Large Amounts of Albumin

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If a child with nephrotic syndrome loses large amounts of albumin in the urine (albuminuria) ,


A) plasma oncotic pressure decreases and edema develops.
B) capillary hydrostatic pressure increases,causing edema.
C) plasma oncotic pressure increases,thereby "pulling" fluid into the capillary,causing poor skin turgor.
D) lymph flow decreases.

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