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Patient Scenarios: Edema

Patient Scenarios: Edema

This lesson begins by explaining the major mechanisms that lead to the formation of edema.  Students are then introduced to 8 patients and asked to identify the underlying pathophysiologic process that led to their edema.  A PDF study guide is included.

Keywords:
capillary permeability, edema, hydrostatic pressure, oncotic pressure, patient scenarios
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Material Type:
Animation
Date Added to MERLOT:
November 9, 2009
Date Modified in MERLOT:
September 15, 2022
Author:
 
Submitter:
Elizabeth Miles
Primary Audience:
College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
Technical Format:
Website, Flash
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Technical Requirements:
Requires the free flash player
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
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Creative Commons:
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States

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