Pathophysiology
Your patient has edema in his legs. He has a history of liver failure, and as a result has a decreased capacity to produce proteins such as albumin. The edema is
Decreased oncotic pressure in the capillary
Your patient has an open sore on their heal, it is red covered in yellow fibrous tissue. What is this?
Stage II Pressure ulcer
The nurse draws a blood sample on an anxious patient that is hyperventilating. The arterial blood gas will most likely show:
respiratory alkalosis