Multiple Choice
At high altitudes, when capillary pressure becomes too high,
A) fluid filters out of the blood and collects in the alveoli (pulmonary edema) .
B) blood pressure decreases.
C) decreased breathing and heart rates.
D) blood pH increases to pathologic levels.
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