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Edema
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Right! The fluid will move into the cells, making them swell. When this happens, the person develops 'fingerprinting edema.' Pressing your finger against a bony place on the body will leave a fingerprint in the person's skin, because the fluid is inside the cells and cannot readily flow back to fill in the dents. This is the end of the tutorial on edema. You should be able to link all the causes of edema in your book to events in this process, and should also be able to explain why edema causes the complications listed. |
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