Edema is least likely to occur in which of the following?
A) Plasma oncotic pressure decreases because of starvation.
B) Plasma oncotic pressure decreases because the child filters large amounts of albumin into his urine.
C) Plasma osmolarity increases when the patient becomes dehydrated.
D) A woman with breast cancer has surgery that involves a breast amputation and removal of the lymph nodes/vessels.

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Edema is least likely to occur when plasma osmolarity increases,as in dehydration.Water is then pulled into the capillaries from the interstitium.

Edema Is Least Likely to Occur in Which of the Following