Try to explain the edema in terms of either an increase

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Edema is a swelling due to an increase in interstitial fluid and is a very common clinical problem. You are observing a patient who has severe edema, and your job is to figure out the cause of the edema. Your Patient: Mrs. Smith is an Oncology patient. Mrs. Smith is recovering from surgery for advanced breast cancer that had infiltrated her right breast and axillary lymph nodes. The surgery removed all her axillary lymph nodes which unfortunately severed all the lymphatic vessels serving her right arm. As a result, the arm is experiencing severe edema. Why? Try to explain the edema in terms of either an increase or decrease in one of the four pressures that create the net filtration pressure for capillary exchange.

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