Obstetric Anesthesia by Thomas L. Archer

Author:Thomas L. Archer
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030264789
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Fig. 13.2A healthy capillary in a healthy tissue of a non-pregnant woman. Capillary endothelium is intact and hydrostatic pressure is balanced by oncotic pressure due to albumin, so edema does not form

Fig. 13.3Normal pregnancy creates two factors which favor edema formation in the lower extremities: reduced serum albumin and obstruction of the inferior vena cava by the gravid uterus. Some edema is common in the lower extremities in a normal pregnancy, but edema in the upper extremities or lungs is pathologic. Abbreviation: IVC inferior vena cava

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