Loss of albumin from the vascular space may result in which condition?

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Decreased albumin levels in the vascular space result in a plasma-to-interstitium fluid shift,creating peripheral edema.A decreased albumin level can occur as a result of protein-calorie malnutrition,which occurs in many critically ill patients in whom available stores of albumin are depleted.A decrease in the plasma oncotic pressure results,and fluid shifts from the vascular space to the interstitial space.

Loss of Albumin from the Vascular Space May Result in Which