The nurse knows that edema in a patient who has venous congestion from right-sided heart failure is facilitated by an imbalance with regard to which pressure?
A)Hydrostatic.
B)Osmotic.
C)Oncotic.
D)Concentration.

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Venous congestion increases capillary hydrostatic pressure.Increased hydrostatic pressure causes increases in movement of fluid into the interstitial area,which results in edema.Osmotic and oncotic pressures involve the concentrations of solutes and can contribute to edema in other situations.Concentration pressure is not a nursing term.

The Nurse Knows That Edema in a Patient Who Has